| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | BGA418 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Slingsby T-13 Petrel |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Slingsby T-13 Petrel |
| Aircraft Version: | Slingsby T-13 Petrel |
| C/n (msn): | 348A |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Old WardenMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTH IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Old Warden Spring Bank Holiday Weekend Air Display 1975 |
| Photo Date: | 25 May 1975 |
| Photo by: | Terry Dann |
| Photo ID: | 757438 |
| Photo Comment |
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The first production Petrel from 1939 and one of only 3 built. Part of the contingent from the Vintage Glider Club, some of which participated in the Display on the following day. Allocated BGA418 in June 1947. To G-ALNP in April 1949 when the MoCA decreed that all sailplanes should receive Class A registrations, only for this decree to be rescinded around July 1950 (and revived in 2007!). Reverted to BGA418. To the USA in 2002. Eventually to the Western Antique Aeroplane & Automobile Museum in Oregon. Totally rebuilt and flew again in June 2017. Believed current in 2024. This photo is copyright © Terry Dann, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 10 December 2024, and has since been viewed 55 times. |