Aircraft Photo of XG474 | Bristol 192 Belvedere HC1 | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #336
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:XG474
Military Code:O
Aircraft Original Type:Bristol 192 Belvedere
Aircraft Generic Type:Bristol 192 Belvedere
Aircraft Version:Bristol 192 Belvedere HC1
C/n (msn):13365
Operator Titles:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Hendon (closed)Map
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
Collection:RAF Museum Hendon / London
 
Photo Date:26 July 2016
Photo by:Peter de Jong
Photo ID: 336
Photo Comment

Thunderbirds are go? The Belvedere must be one of the quirkiest jet age aircraft to have reached operational service - 26 copies were built. Its impression of great size is mostly through clumsy design - it carried the same payload as a an early CH-46 Sea Knight or S-61.

This photo is copyright © Peter de Jong, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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