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Fairey Swordfish Mk1, Reg. G-BMGC, Alternate Serial No. W5856, Military Code 4A, Display Paint: Royal Navy, Aircraft Name: Ci...
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Fairey Swordfish Mk1, Reg. G-BMGC, Alternate Serial No. W5856, Military Code 4A, Display Paint: Royal Navy, Aircraft Name: City of Leeds, Westland Wasp HAS1 (P-531-2), Reg. G-CBUI, Alternate Serial No. XT420, Military Code: 422, Aircraft Title: HMS Aurora, Serial No. F9590, Display Paint: Royal Navy, close-up pilot view, head-on view, formation, air-to-air, Sleapkosh, Shropshire 2024

The Fairey Swordfish Mk1, registered G-BMGC, serial W5856, military code 4A, named City of Leeds, is photographed in head-on air-to-air formation flight with a Westland Wasp HAS1, registered G-CBUI, serial XT420, code 422, titled HMS Aurora, at Sleapkosh 2024, Shropshire. The Swordfish biplane features a Bristol Pegasus nine-cylinder radial engine, fixed landing gear, and open cockpit. The Wasp HAS1 naval helicopter has a de Havilland Gnome turboshaft engine. Pilots, fuselage, wings, rotor, propeller, and markings are visible, illustrating naval aviation heritage.

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Author: piemags/Aviation PhotoCrew
Photo size: 12.4 Mpixels (35.5 MB uncompressed) - 2875x4312 pixels (9.6x14.4 in / 24.3x36.5 cm at 300 ppi)
Published in: Sleapkosh Fly-in 2024