Aircraft Photo of G-AEPH / D8096 | Bristol F.2B Fighter | UK - Air Force | AirHistory.net #822897
Aircraft
Registration / Serial:G-AEPH
Alternate Serial:D8096
Military Code:D
Aircraft Original Type:Bristol F.2 Fighter
Aircraft Generic Type:Bristol F.2 Fighter
Aircraft Version:Bristol F.2B Fighter
C/n (msn):7575
Display Paint:UK - Air Force
Location
City / Airport:Old WardenMap
Region / Country:England, United Kingdom
Airport Codes:ICAO: EGTH   IATA: -   Local: -   Other: -
Collection:Shuttleworth Collection
 
Photo Date:14 June 2025
Photo by:Alastair T. Gardiner
Photo ID: 822897
Photo Comment

This F.2B was built in 1918 but saw no operational wartime service but did serve with 208 Sqn based in Turkey in 1923. The airframe was acquired privately in 1936 but the intent to make it airworthy never came to fruition, instead the project was taken over by Bristol and the plane finally flew again in 1952. It now wears the markings of a 22 Sqn plane B1162 and is the only original airworthy example in Europe. As a bonus it is powered by the world's oldest airworthy Rolls Royce engine.

This photo is copyright © Alastair T. Gardiner, and may not be used or published in any way without permission.

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