| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WK198 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Supermarine Swift |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Supermarine Swift |
| Aircraft Version: | Supermarine Swift F4 |
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| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Brooklands (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Collection: | Brooklands Museum |
| Photo Date: | 28 September 2018 |
| Photo by: | Mick Bajcar |
| Photo ID: | 238053 |
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This first flew on 27th May 1953 as an F.1 to F.4 conversion. On 5th July 1953 it made a record breaking flight from London to Paris in 19mins 5seconds. Shortly afterwards it broke the world absolute speed record at 737.7mph in Libya. Little is known of its service career but it displayed at Farnborough and was used by Vickers for trials. Retired on 1st January 1957 it ended up in a scrapyard near Manchester and it was by pure chance that it was found there. (Info from Thunder and Lightnings website) This photo is copyright © Mick Bajcar, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 29 April 2020, and has since been viewed 484 times. |