Aircraft Photo of G-AFAA | Percival E.3 Mew Gull

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	G-AFAA
Aircraft Original Type:	Percival E Mew Gull
Aircraft Generic Type:	Percival E Mew Gull
Aircraft Version:	Percival E.3 Mew Gull
C/n (msn):	E.24

Location
City / Airport:	London - LutonMap
Region / Country:	England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:	ICAO: EGGW IATA: LTN Local: - Other: -

Photo Date:	8 September 1937
Photo from:	Peter de Jong Collection
Photo ID:	598439

Photo Comment
'The King's Cup Air Race starts on Friday next and finishes on Saturday. Last minute preparations were made by pilot[s] on the Percival planes at Luton aerodrome as all planes must be at Hatfield by tomorrow (Thursday). O.P.S. Capt Percival, who is flying the Viscountess Wakefield of Hythe's Percival Mew Gull in the air race, giving the plane a trial spin.' Percival took third place in the race. The E.3, or E.3H, was different from the earlier Mew Gull racers and was called the Super Mew. This photo was added on 31 August 2023, and has since been viewed 919 times.

Photo Comment

'The King's Cup Air Race starts on Friday next and finishes on Saturday. Last minute preparations were made by pilot[s] on the Percival planes at Luton aerodrome as all planes must be at Hatfield by tomorrow (Thursday). O.P.S. Capt Percival, who is flying the Viscountess Wakefield of Hythe's Percival Mew Gull in the air race, giving the plane a trial spin.' Percival took third place in the race. The E.3, or E.3H, was different from the earlier Mew Gull racers and was called the Super Mew.

This photo was added on 31 August 2023, and has since been viewed 919 times.

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