Aircraft Photo of K8343 | Supermarine Walrus I | UK - Navy

Aircraft
Registration / Serial:	K8343
Military Code:	769
Aircraft Original Type:	Supermarine Seagull V
Aircraft Generic Type:	Supermarine Seagull V / Walrus
Aircraft Version:	Supermarine Walrus I
C/n (msn):	[ K8343 ]
Operator Titles:	UK - Navy

Location
City / Airport:	Vancouver - InternationalMap
Region / Country:	British Columbia, Canada
Airport Codes:	ICAO: CYVR IATA: YVR Local: - Other: -
Event:	Western Canada Air Show 1937

Photo Date:	31 July 1937
Photo from:	AirHistory.net Photo Archive
Photo ID:	138652

Photo Comment
A Walrus at an airshow on the Candian west coast. K8343 / 769 and K8341 / 780 were on board the British cruiser Exeter which visited Victoria, BC in the summer of 1937. K8343 was probably no longer assigned to the ship at the time of the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939, in which Exeter's aircraft were damaged by shells from Admiral Graf Spee and dumped overboard. Photo by: James Crookall / City of Vancouver Archives This photo was added on 24 April 2019, and has since been viewed 3138 times.

Photo Comment

A Walrus at an airshow on the Candian west coast. K8343 / 769 and K8341 / 780 were on board the British cruiser Exeter which visited Victoria, BC in the summer of 1937. K8343 was probably no longer assigned to the ship at the time of the Battle of the River Plate in December 1939, in which Exeter's aircraft were damaged by shells from Admiral Graf Spee and dumped overboard. Photo by: James Crookall / City of Vancouver Archives

This photo was added on 24 April 2019, and has since been viewed 3138 times.

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