Aircraft N2980 Photo

N2980, 1940 Vickers Wellington 1A, C/N: Not found N2980
On display at the Brooklands Museum.
Photo Info
Photographer
Graham Reeve Contact
Shot Date 2019-04-29
Airport EGLB
EGLB Airport
Upload Date 2019-04-29
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EXIF Data
Camera Make NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model NIKON D5300
Shutter Speed 1/60 sec
Aperture f/4.8
ISO 4500
Focal Length 13 mm
Exposure Bias 0 EV
Metering Mode Pattern
White Balance Auto
Software Ver.1.01
Dimensions 6000 × 4000
Date Taken 2019-04-29 11:50:27
More photos of N2980
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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 @ 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
Chris Hall
@ EGLB
N2980 @ EGLB - N2980-R at Brooklands Museum - by Eric.Fishwick
Eric.Fishwick
@ EGLB
N2980 @ EGLB - On display at the Brooklands Museum. - by Graham Reeve
Graham Reeve
@ EGLB
N2980 @ EGLB - Vickers 290 Wellington 1A at Brooklands Museum - by Eric.Fishwick
Eric.Fishwick
@ EGLB