| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | F-GEAB |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Farman F.60 Goliath |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Farman F.60 Goliath |
| Aircraft Version: | Farman F.60 Goliath |
| C/n (msn): | 5 |
| Operator Titles: | Air Union |
| Aircraft Name: | Savoie |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | London - Croydon (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGGC IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | June 1928 |
| Photo by: | L. Baker (via Mike Cain) |
| Photo ID: | 653451 |
| Photo Comment |
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Details of Air Union's F-GEAB are given on Photo 651334. Also depicted is Imperial Airways' Vickers Type 170 Vanguard G-EBCP c/n.1, the only one of its type. Registered 19 April 1922, first flew 18 July 1923 as Type 62 for the Air Ministry, later Type 103 before being re-engined as Type 170, to Imperial Airways 1925. Withdrawn from airline service 1928 for a new tail unit to eliminate control problems. On 16 May 1929 while on a test-flight from Brooklands, it crashed and burned at Shepperton, killing the two occupants. The tail unit had failed, attributed to excessive rudder force. This photo is copyright © L. Baker, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 February 2024, and has since been viewed 200 times. |