| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | XD759 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairey Jet Gyrodyne |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairey Jet Gyrodyne |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairey Jet Gyrodyne |
| C/n (msn): | F9420 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | White WalthamMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLM IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | January 1954 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 552115 |
| Photo Comment |
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'First photograph released of the Fairey Jet Gyrodyne helicopter, which has completed successfully its initial flight tests at White Waltham Aerodrome, near Maidenhead, Berkshire.' This was the extensively rebuilt second FB-1 Gyrodyne. The serial XD759 was also assigned to a Sabre and was changed to XJ389 for the Jet Gyrodyne, which is preserved in the small Museum of Berkshire Aviation in Reading. Photo from: Fairey This photo was added on 4 March 2023, and has since been viewed 275 times. |