| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | F3556 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory RE-8 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Royal Aircraft Factory RE-8 |
| Aircraft Version: | Royal Aircraft Factory RE-8 |
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| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Aircraft Name: | A Paddy Bird from Ceylon |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | DuxfordMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGSU IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1994 |
| Photo by: | Andy Anderson |
| Photo ID: | 572278 |
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Delivered to the Royal Air Force on 25 October 1918 it was then sent to No. 1 Aircraft Acceptance Park, Coventry where it received its name 'Paddy Bird from Ceylon'. Dispatched to France, arriving on 11 November 1918. As hostilities had just ceased it was sent back, still crated, and went into store at RAF Tadcaster. It was later transferred to RAF Cardington, from where it was retrieved in 1935 and sent to the Imperial War Museum where it stayed until 1974 and then transferred to Duxford. Apart from another example in the Musee Royal l'Armee, Brussels, it is only one of two original aircraft. This photo is copyright © Andy Anderson, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 17 May 2023, and has since been viewed 261 times. |