| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | XL966 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer |
| Aircraft Version: | Scottish Aviation Twin Pioneer CC.1 |
| C/n (msn): | 514 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Glasgow - PrestwickMap |
| Region / Country: | Scotland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGPK IATA: PIK Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 14 June 1960 |
| Photo from: | McIntyre Collection (via Tim Martin) |
| Photo ID: | 427952 |
| Photo Comment |
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The first of type for the RAF and it entered service in 1958. Here the photographer points out a machine-gun barrel protruding from behind the wing struts and just above the stub wing. This may have been to do with the trial installation of ordnance hard points underneath the stub wings, for A&AEE evaluation, but which were never adopted. The aircraft was wrecked when it struck rising terrain and crashed while supply dropping at Mount Meru, Tanzania on 2 March 1961. This photo was added on 6 January 2022, and has since been viewed 631 times. |