| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-APWT |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Currie Wot |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Currie Wot |
| Aircraft Version: | Currie Wot |
| C/n (msn): | HAC/4 |
| Operator Titles: | Hampshire Aeroplane Club |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Oxford - KidlingtonMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTK IATA: OXF Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Shackleton Aviation Sales Weekend 1960 |
| Photo Date: | 8 May 1960 |
| Photo by: | Mike Cain |
| Photo ID: | 573070 |
| Photo Comment |
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Built by the Hampshire Aeroplane Club in 1959 and registered G-APWT 28 Sept.1959. Was fitted with various engines, including a 60hp Rover TP60/1 gas turbine engine, with which it made its first flight 26 Jan.1960, although a Walter Mikron II was later reinstalled. Cancelled -8 July 1975 on sale to the USA, where it was registered N67247 -7 Oct.1975. After a time in storage, it was restored to flying condition, making its first post-restoration flight in Oct.2008 with the original Walter Mikron engine. Its US registration lapsed -9 May 2013. This photo is copyright © Mike Cain, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 May 2023, and has since been viewed 329 times. |