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Registration / Serial: | G-AKCO |
Aircraft Original Type: | Short S.25 Sunderland |
Aircraft Generic Type: | Short S.25 Sunderland/Sandringham |
Aircraft Version: | Short S.25 Sandringham 7 |
C/n (msn): | SH.57C |
Location | |
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City / Seaplane Base: | East Cowes - Seaplane (closed)Map |
Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
Airport Codes: | None |
Photo Date: | 5 September 1954 |
Photo by: | R.A.Scholefield |
Photo ID: | 26263 |
Photo Comment |
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Ex RAF JM719 and BOAC. Under overhaul and repaint before delivery by Captain Sir Gordon Taylor, who flew it to Australia for a series of South Seas flying boat cruises. Later to Reseau Aerien Interinsulaire as F-OBIP. Now stored at the Musee de l'Air at Le Bourget. This photo is copyright © R.A.Scholefield, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 23 December 2017, and has since been viewed 461 times. |