| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABGE |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Vickers 132 Vildebeest |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Vickers 132 Vildebeest |
| Aircraft Version: | Vickers 209 Vildebeest Srs V |
| C/n (msn): | [ N230 ] |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| Location: | Not known |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Photo Date: | November 1930 to January 1931 |
| Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
| Photo ID: | 772209 |
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The Vildebeest prototypes had many different engines and got a new type number each time. Here the first prototype is the Type 209 with a Jupiter XIF engine and a civilian registration issued for visiting the 1930 Paris Air Show. A few months later it was successfully tested with the Jupiter XFBM, which became the Pegasus. For export it also got a Hispano-Suiza 12L and floats. The June 1930 date given for that seems to be wrong. Is this Brooklands with those ramshackle hangars? Photo from: Vickers This photo was added on 26 January 2025, and has since been viewed 147 times. |