| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-AFAA |
| Other Marks: | 23 |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Percival E Mew Gull |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Percival E Mew Gull |
| Aircraft Version: | Percival E.3H Mew Gull |
| C/n (msn): | E.24 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Hatfield (closed)Map |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | ICAO: EGTH IATA: HTF Local: - Other: - |
| Event: | King's Cup Air Race 1938 |
| Photo Date: | 1 July 1938 |
| Photo from: | Gordon Riley Collection |
| Photo ID: | 801308 |
| Photo Comment |
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Giles Guthrie taxies Edgar Percival's Mew Gull, G-AFAA, on the Friday before the race took place. Officially entered by the Viscountess Wakefield, it was flown by Percival to take 6th place the following day. Badly damaged in a heavy landing at Hatfield during WW2 the damaged airframe was destroyed in a fire-fighting demonstration at Luton Airport in July 1945. Press photo. This photo was added on 20 April 2025, and has since been viewed 145 times. |