| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-ABTC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Comper CLA-7 Swift |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Comper CLA-7 Swift |
| Aircraft Version: | Comper CLA-7 Swift |
| C/n (msn): | S32/1 |
| Promotional Titles: | Comper Swift 60th Anniversary England-Australia Flight |
| Aircraft Name: | Spirit of Butler |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | RedhillMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGKR IATA: KRH Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 March 1982 |
| Photo by: | Terry Dann |
| Photo ID: | 333415 |
| Photo Comment |
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Peter Channon's Comper Swift back at Redhill shortly after having to abandon his attempt to re-create Arthur Butler's 1931 England-Australia 9-day flight in G-ABRE. G-ABTC left Biggin Hill on 28 December 1981 but had to make a forced landing in Jask, Iran in March 1982 due to a faulty distributor rotor arm. Channon was refused permission to proceed to Pakistan and instead flew back to Dubai from where the Swift was air-freighted to Gatwick and then flown the short hop to Redhill. Understood to be under restoration by Peter Channon near Perranporth, Cornwall in 2017. This photo is copyright © Terry Dann, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 8 February 2021, and has since been viewed 912 times. |