Aircraft N2980 Photo

N2980, 1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, C/N: Not found N2980
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.
Photo Info
Photographer
Shot Date 2017-11-16
Airport EGLB
EGLB Airport
Upload Date 2017-11-18
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EXIF Data
Camera Make NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model NIKON D3200
Shutter Speed 1/60 sec
Aperture f/3.5
ISO 1400
Focal Length 18 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Dimensions 3000 × 1995
Date Taken 2017-11-16 14:58:59
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Aircraft N2980, 1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, c/n: N2980 at Brooklands Museum, at EGLB, photo by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher
@ EGLB
Aircraft N2980, 1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, c/n: N2980 at Brookland Museum, photo by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher
Aircraft N2980, 1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, c/n: N2980 at Brooklands Museum, photo by Terry Fletcher
Terry Fletcher
Aircraft N2980, rear section of Wellington Mark IA N2980 on display at Brooklands Museum, This aircraft lost power during a training flight in 1940 and ditched in Loch Ness. It was recovered from the bottom of Loch Ness in September 1985 and restored., at EGLB, photo by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGLB
Aircraft N2980, 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., at EGLB, photo by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGLB