| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | HB612 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Fairchild 24 |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Fairchild 24 (C-61 Forwarder/Argus) |
| Aircraft Version: | Fairchild Argus Mk2 (24W-41A) |
| C/n (msn): | 849 |
| Display Paint: | UK - Air Force |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | Long Kesh (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | Northern Ireland, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Collection: | Ulster Aviation Society Collection |
| Photo Date: | 11 September 2022 |
| Photo by: | Fergal Goodman |
| Photo ID: | 495169 |
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Constructed in in 1943 with USAAF serial 43-14885 but transferred to the RAF as HB612. Under the terms of lend-lease the aircraft was returned to the USAAF post-war but it appears to have remained in the UK. It was registered as G-AJSN on 8 May, 1947 to the West London Aero Club and was bought by Hon. Benjamin Bathurst (an ex-RAF pilot) on 13 May 1948. It was sold to another owner in March, 1967, but its flying career apparently ended when it suffered a ground loop at Cork on 10 June, 1967. As can be seen here, the aircraft has now been beautifully restored by the Ulster Aviation Society. This photo is copyright © Fergal Goodman, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 11 September 2022, and has since been viewed 76 times. |