| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | TF-SHC |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Miles M.25 Martinet |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Miles M.25 Martinet |
| Aircraft Version: | Miles M.25 Martinet TT.1 |
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| Location | |
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| City / Area: | Woodley / Museum of Berkshire Aviation [ Off-Airport ]Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Collection: | Museum of Berkshire Aviation |
| Photo Date: | 18 June 2023 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 627329 |
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The Martinet was the first British aircraft to be designed specifically for target-towing and this is the only surviving example; It was built in 1943 for the RAF as MS902 and spent its operational life in Iceland at RAF Reykjavik. In 1949, it was sold to the Akureyri Flying Club as TF-SHC. It crashed in 1951 near Kopasker in north-east Iceland but the wreckage remained at the crash site until 1977, when it was recovered and placed in storage by the Icelandic Aviation Historical Society.The aircraft was returned to the UK in 1996 and has been beautifully restored at this super museum. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 6 December 2023, and has since been viewed 734 times. |