Aircraft Photo of H1428 | Bristol F.2B Fighter | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #218917
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:H1428
Aircraft Original Type:Bristol F.2 Fighter
Aircraft Generic Type:Bristol F.2 Fighter
Aircraft Version:Bristol F.2B Fighter
C/n (msn):6588
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:RisalpurMap
Country:Pakistan
Airport Codes:ICAO: OPRS   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
 
Photo Date:1927 to 1932
Photo by:Sidney Hatter (via Ian McDonell)
Photo ID: 218917
Photo Comment

No date for this incident but the caption states H1428 came to grief during a night flight. Significantly it was the aircraft in which C.W.A. Scott had his first flying lesson when he joined the RAF in 1922. Scott achieved global fame as the winner of the London-to-Melbourne air race in 1934 flying DH-88 Comet G-ACSS. The Bristol was rebuilt as an army cooperation aircraft, issued a new c/n and shipped to India for service on the North-West Frontier.

This photo is copyright © Sidney Hatter, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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