| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | HA-AAI |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Bánhidi Gerle |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Bánhidi Gerle |
| Aircraft Version: | Bánhidi Gerle 13 |
| C/n (msn): | 13 |
| Operator Titles: | Műegyetemi Sportrepülő Egyesület |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Linköping - MalmenMap |
| Country: | Sweden |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: ESCF IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 June 1933 to 4 September 1933 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 299288 |
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First flown in 1930, the Bánhidi Gerle (dove) was a Hungarian sport aircraft of which nine or ten exampes were built, in eight versions! Designer Antal Bánhidi and Tibor Bisits flew the Gerle 13 around the Mediterranean in early 1933. Their route is marked on the tailfin. That summer Bánhidi flew it from Debrecen to Croydon via Northern Europe, then back to Debrecen non-stop. The operator is the flying club of the Budapest technical university, which also built this airframe. A flying replica of the Gerle 13 was built in 1988. This photo was added on 12 November 2020, and has since been viewed 424 times. |