Aircraft Photo of G-BOIH | Pitts S-1E Special | AirHistory.net #575485
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-BOIH
Aircraft Original Type:Pitts S-1 Special
Aircraft Generic Type:Pitts S-1 Special
Aircraft Version:Pitts S-1E Special
C/n (msn):PFA 009-10970
Location
City / Airport:FinmereMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:None
Event:VAC Daffodil Rally 1990
 
Photo Date:7 April 1990
Photo by:Roger Syratt
Photo ID: 575485
Photo Comment

The lettering on the fin says that it was an S-1S but it was officially registered as an S-1E. Tragically this aircraft was destroyed and the pilot killed when on 25th July 1997 it stalled, spun and crashed during initial climb-out from Meppershall Airfield, Bedfordshire.

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

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