| Aircraft | |
|---|---|
| Registration / Serial: | G-AEKL |
| Aircraft Original Type: | Percival E Mew Gull |
| Aircraft Generic Type: | Percival E Mew Gull |
| Aircraft Version: | Percival E.2 Mew Gull |
| C/n (msn): | E.21 |
| Location | |
|---|---|
| City / Airport: | Gravesend (closed) |
| Region / Country: | England, United Kingdom |
| Airport Codes: | None |
| Photo Date: | June 1936 |
| Photo from: | Gordon Riley Collection |
| Photo ID: | 802252 |
| Photo Comment |
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Edgar Percival posing alongside the first "new build" Mew Gull, G-AEKL, at Gravesend. It was flown by Percival in the 1936 King's Cup Air Race and the Folkestone Trophy Race that summer before being sold to Air Publicity Ltd for use by Tom Campbell-Black in the Schlesinger Race. It was then fitted with a Gipsy Six Srs II and DH variable pitch propeller, becoming an E.2H in the process. This photo was added on 23 April 2025, and has since been viewed 62 times. |