![Aircraft Photo of AX866 / G-ADPR | Percival P.3 Gull Six | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #748100](/photos/0748100.jpg)
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | AX866 |
Alternate Registration: | G-ADPR |
Aircraft Original Type: | Percival P.3 Gull Six |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Percival P.3 Gull Six |
Aircraft Version: | Percival P.3 Gull Six |
C/n (msn): | D55 |
Operator Titles: | (UK - Air Force) |
Aircraft Name: | Jean |
Location | |
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City / Airport: | Kemble - CotswoldMap |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGBP IATA: GBA Local: - Other: - |
Event: | Kemble Auction of impressed aircraft 1945 |
Photo Date: | 1945 |
Photo from: | Gordon Riley Collection |
Photo ID: | 748100 |
Photo Comment |
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Jean Batten's Percival Gull Six, G-ADPR, seen at RAF Kemble in its RAF impressment camouflage and serial. It was sold to Hunting-Percival Aircraft Ltd and restored at Luton. Eventually presented to the Shuttleworth Collection it was disposed of in 1995, re-registered as ZK-DPR it was flown once after arrival in New Zealand but now hangs from the roof of the terminal building at Auckland International Airport. This photo was added on 13 November 2024, and has since been viewed 98 times. |