![Aircraft Photo of G-ABXN | Airspeed AS-5 Courier | AirHistory.net #576997](/photos/0576997.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | G-ABXN |
Aircraft Original Type: | Airspeed AS-5 Courier |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Airspeed AS-5 Courier |
Aircraft Version: | Airspeed AS-5 Courier |
C/n (msn): | 7 |
Location | |
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Location: | In Flight |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Photo Date: | 11 April 1933 to 30 April 1933 |
Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
Photo ID: | 576997 |
Photo Comment |
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The Courier prototype seen on one of its first flights, which were carried out by RAE pilot George Stainforth. Designed as an upmarket private aircraft, the type featured retractable landing gear, and the prototype was ordered by Alan Cobham for a non-stop flight to India with aerial refuelling. He only got as far as Malta on 22 September 1934. This photo was added on 8 June 2023, and has since been viewed 382 times. |