| Aircraft | |
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| Registration / Serial: | G-AFTL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Lockheed 12 Electra Junior |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Lockheed 12/212 Electra Junior |
| Aircraft Version: | Lockheed 12-A Electra Junior |
| C/n (msn): | 1203 |
| Location | |
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| City / Airport: | White WalthamMap |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGLM IATA: - Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | Air-Britain Rally 2023 |
| Photo Date: | 17 June 2023 |
| Photo by: | Alastair T. Gardiner |
| Photo ID: | 582314 |
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This L-12A was built by Lockheed as NC16077 in October 1939. It was shipped to England in April 1939 aboard the SS Aquitania, registered G-AFTL for photographic duties around Europe and North Africa. This plane was the last British registered aircraft to leave Germany before the start of WWII. After the outbreak of the war it retained its civil reg. and was used as a camera ship and to test the efficiency of aircraft reporting system. It was badly damaged when a parachuted mine hit the hangar at Heston so returned to Lockheed for repairs. It would not return to UK skies again until March 2022. This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission. It was added on 30 June 2023, and has since been viewed 274 times. |