| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | WB491 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Avro 706 Ashton |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Avro 706 Ashton |
| Aircraft Version: | Avro 706 Ashton 2 |
| C/n (msn): | 1396 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | FarnboroughMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLF IATA: FAB Local: - Other: - |
| Photo Date: | 12 September 1970 |
| Photo by: | Chris England |
| Photo ID: | 385122 |
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Modified from a Tudor II, and used by the National Gas Turbine Establishment for testing the Conway jet engine in a pod under the fuselage. It was delivered to Farnborough on 4 September 1955 and was struck off charge on 13 February 1962. The remains are seen here near the water pressure tank used in the structural tests on Comet G-ALYU. The fuselage section is now at Newark Air Museum. This photo is copyright © Chris England, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 21 August 2021, and has since been viewed 509 times. |