Aircraft N2980 Photo

N2980, 1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, C/N: Not found N2980
1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, c/n: N2980 at Brooklands Museum
Photo Info
Photographer
Terry Fletcher Contact
Shot Date 2012-11-09
Airport EGLB
EGLB Airport
Upload Date 2012-11-17
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EXIF Data
Camera Make Canon
Camera Model Canon EOS 550D
Shutter Speed 1/30 sec
Aperture f/5.6
ISO 400
Focal Length 18 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
White Balance Manual
Software Adobe Photoshop CS2 Windows
Dimensions 1200 × 800
Date Taken 2012-11-09 13:24:44
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N2980 @ EGLB - N2980 is the only surviving Brooklands-built Wellington. During a training flight on the 31st December 1940 she developed engine trouble and ditched into Loch Ness. All the crew escaped, but the rear gunner was killed when his parachute failed to deploy. - by Chris Hall
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N2980 @ EGLB - N2980-R at Brooklands Museum - by Eric.Fishwick
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N2980 @ EGLB - Vickers Wellington 1A at Brooklands airfield. Recovered from Loch Ness in September 1985. Aircraft was built at Brooklands in 1939. First flight being on the 16th November 1939. Photo shows well the geodetic construction developed by Barnes Wallis. - by moxy
moxy
@ EGLB
N2980 - 1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, c/n: N2980 at Brookland Museum - by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher