| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | EB490 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Airspeed AS-10 Oxford |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Airspeed AS-10/40/41/42/43/46/65 Oxford/Consul |
| Aircraft Version: | Airspeed AS-46 Oxford V |
| C/n (msn): | [ EB490 ] |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Portsmouth (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGHP IATA: PME Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | April 1944 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 739507 |
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The caption on this dated photo from the IWM says it was shipped to Canada for the RCAF. Other aircraft in this block of serials were delivered to Canada two years before the photo but EB490 is not listed at CASPIR as one of them. Further evidence that it remained in the UK is an air-to-air photo that was taken by Flight magazine. Oxford Vs for Canada were usually built without their P&W Wasp Junior engines, which were fitted on arrival. EB490 may have remained with Airspeed at Portsmouth, which is where this photo was taken. Photo from: Imperial War Museums This photo was added on 21 October 2024, and has since been viewed 107 times. |