| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | P1758 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | General Aircraft GAL-38 Fleet Shadower |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | General Aircraft GAL-38 Fleet Shadower |
| Aircraft Version: | General Aircraft GAL-38 Fleet Shadower |
| C/n (msn): | [ P1758 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | Unknown Region, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | 1941 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 561703 |
| Photo Comment |
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The GAL-38 was a slow four-engine long-endurance aircraft that was supposed to shadow enemy fleet movements - clearly no opposition in the air was expected at sea. The Air Ministry print identifies the type as the S.23/37 after the 1937 specification, but the same designation would apply to the competing Airspeed AS.39 which was also built. This is the first of two GAL-38 prototypes, which had its triple tailfins replaced by a tall single fin by June 1941. The date stamp on the back seems to read June 1943 but P1758 was already ordered to the scrap heap in March 1942. Photo from: Air Ministry (UK) This photo was added on 5 April 2023, and has since been viewed 758 times. |