Aircraft Photo of TS513 | General Aircraft GAL-56/03 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #751995
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:TS513
Aircraft Original Type:General Aircraft GAL-56
Aircraft Generic Type:General Aircraft GAL-56
Aircraft Version:General Aircraft GAL-56/03
C/n (msn):[ TS513 ]
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
Location:Not known
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
 
Photo Date:January 1947
Photo from:AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID: 751995
Photo Comment

The third of three GAL-56 gliders used to study tailless aircraft. TS513 had the most wing sweep of the trio. The crash of the first aircraft took the life of famed glider pilot Robert Kronfeld. As a result, the program was terminated. Photo from: Imperial War Museums

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