| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | PJ943 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Short S-29 Stirling |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S-29 Stirling |
| Aircraft Version: | Short S-29 Stirling Mk5 |
| C/n (msn): | [ PJ943 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 27 June 1944 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 345682 |
| Photo Comment |
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An early Stirling Mk.V, presumably pictured on 27 June 1944. An unarmed transport variant of the outdated Stirling bomber, the Mk.V had an upward-hinging glass nose and a cargo door on the starboard side of the fuselage. 162 examples were built, most of them after the end of the war in Europe. This photo was added on 19 March 2021, and has since been viewed 1217 times. |