
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-BOIH |
Aircraft Original Type: | Pitts S-1 Special |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Pitts S-1 Special |
Aircraft Version: | Pitts S-1E Special |
C/n (msn): | PFA 009-10970 |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | FinmereMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | None |
Event: | VAC Daffodil Rally 1990 |
Photo Date: | 7 April 1990 |
Photo by: | Roger Syratt |
Photo ID: | 575485 |
Photo Comment |
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The lettering on the fin says that it was an S-1S but it was officially registered as an S-1E. Tragically this aircraft was destroyed and the pilot killed when on 25th July 1997 it stalled, spun and crashed during initial climb-out from Meppershall Airfield, Bedfordshire. This photo is copyright © Roger Syratt, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 1 June 2023, and has since been viewed 126 times. |