| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WB493 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 706 Ashton |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 706 Ashton |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 706 Ashton 3 |
| C/n (msn): | 1398 |
| Operator Titles: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Manchester - Woodford (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGCD IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 20 November 1952 |
| Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
| Photo ID: | 8525 |
| Photo Comment |
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First flown 18 December 1951. Used by RAE Farnborough for high altitude tests on instrumentation. To Bristol Engine Division in 1955 as testbed for the Olympus turbojet. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 15 September 2017, and has since been viewed 579 times. |