| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | AX701 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 10 Electra |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 10 Electra |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 10-A Electra |
| C/n (msn): | 1124 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | Cloudy Joe |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Beirut - Bir Hassan (closed)Map |
| Country: | Lebanon |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | September 1942 to October 1942 |
| Photo by: | Brian Spurr |
| Photo ID: | 428019 |
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Photo taken by my father Algy Spurr circa Sep / Oct 1942 in WW2. This could be at Beirut, Lebanon. Lockheed Model 10-A Electra "Cloudy Joe" was RAF AX701 (former Aeroput YU-SBB). It was involved in Operation Pike to photograph the Iraq oil fields. The Electra served with 267 Sq in 1941-42, then with 680(PR) Sq in 1943-44 and suffered a main gear collapse on landing at Matariya, Egypt on 25 Aug 1944 during a test flight. It was withdrawn from use and eventually struck off charge on 22 Feb 1945. This photo is copyright © Brian Spurr, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 January 2022, and has since been viewed 473 times. |