| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-ABGK |
| Other Marks: | 36 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 2/5/DL Vega |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed DL-1A Vega |
| C/n (msn): | 155 |
| Aircraft Name: | Puck |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Brooklands (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLB IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 1 October 1934 to 19 October 1934 |
| Photo from: | Peter de Jong Collection |
| Photo ID: | 151762 |
| Photo Comment |
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1930 racing special based on the metal fuselage variant of the Lockheed Vega, the DL-1. To Britain as G-ABGK. Flown to Cape Town in six days by Glen Kidston and Owen Cathcart Jones April 1931. Sold to Horrie Miller for participation in MacRobertson Melbourne race 1934. Overturned at Aleppo on the second day of the race, 21 October 1934, pilots Jimmy Woods and Don Bennett wounded. Shipped to Australia and restored. To VH-UVK. To RAAF as A42-1 in 1941. Scrapped 1945. This photo was added on 17 July 2019, and has since been viewed 2953 times. |