
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | XG474 |
Military Code: | O |
Aircraft Original Type: | Bristol 192 Belvedere |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Bristol 192 Belvedere |
Aircraft Version: | Bristol 192 Belvedere HC1 |
C/n (msn): | 13365 |
Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Hendon (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | None |
Collection: | RAF Museum Hendon / London |
Photo Date: | 26 July 2016 |
Photo by: | Peter de Jong |
Photo ID: | 336 |
Photo Comment |
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Thunderbirds are go? The Belvedere must be one of the quirkiest jet age aircraft to have reached operational service - 26 copies were built. Its impression of great size is mostly through clumsy design - it carried the same payload as a an early CH-46 Sea Knight or S-61. This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 25 July 2017, and has since been viewed 397 times. |