Aircraft Photo of S1710 | Vickers 132 Vildebeest I | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #725608
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:S1710
Aircraft Original Type:Vickers 132 Vildebeest
Aircraft Generic Type:Vickers 132 Vildebeest
Aircraft Version:Vickers 132 Vildebeest I
C/n (msn):
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
Location:In Flight
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
 
Photo Date:1934 to 1937
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 725608
Photo Comment

Operated by B Flight, a training unit, at RAF Gosport. The "S" serial in this era stood for "Sea". It was for aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm and aircraft used to train crews for the Fleet Air Arm. In the case of S1710, this was torpedo dropping. The FAA was administratively part of the RAF at the time. However aircraft assigned to ships came under Royal Navy command. In 1939 the entire FAA was put under navy control. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

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