Percival E.2 Mew Gull, G-AEXF, Serial No. E.22 / PFA 13-10020, close-up pilot view, air-to-air, UK Warbirds 2023

The close‑up air‑to‑air image shows a Percival E.2 Mew Gull racing monoplane, civil registration G‑AEXF and serial E.22 / PFA 13‑10020, participating in UK Warbirds 2023. This British pre‑World War II low‑wing aircraft, designed for cross‑country racing, has a streamlined fuselage, single piston engine driving a two‑blade propeller, enclosed cockpit and retractable undercarriage. The photograph highlights the canopy, wing root and aerodynamic lines in flight against clear sky.