| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | L3261 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Hawker Henley |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Hawker Henley |
| Aircraft Version: | Hawker Henley Mk3 |
| Licence-built by: | Gloster |
| C/n (msn): | [ L3261 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | In Flight |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1 November 1938 to 18 July 1939 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 388598 |
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Derived from the Hurricane, the Henley was intended as a light bomber but only ordered as a target tug, fitted with a winch on the left side of the rear cockpit. 200 Henley Mk.IIIs were built by Gloster between November 1938 and September 1940, but were found to be prone to Merlin engine failures. Apparently the cooling system was not up to target towing at high engine speed but relatively low airspeed. L3261 crashed on approach to RAF Catfoss, Yorkshire, on 18 July 1939. This photo was added on 4 September 2021, and has since been viewed 1086 times. |