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WG768, 1952 Short SB.5, C/N: SH1605
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WG768, 1952 Short SB.5, c/n SH1605, WG768 1952 Short SB5 RAF Cosford
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WG768 1952 Short SB5 RAF Cosford
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Shot Date 1992-03-27
Airport EGWC
RAF Cosford Airport, Albrighton, England United Kingdom
Upload Date 2026-03-22
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WG768 @ EGWC - Previously with the Empire Test Pilots School, this SB.5 was displayed at Cosford in the Summer of 1976. - by Peter Nicholson
Peter Nicholson
@ EGWC
WG768 @ EGWC - Cosford Air Museum - by Guitarist
Guitarist
@ EGWC
WG768 @ EGWC - A visit to Cosford in 1997. - by kenvidkid
kenvidkid
@ EGWC
WG768 @ EGWC - Short SB-5 at the Aerospace Museum, RAF Cosford in 1991. Used by the RAE to investigate different wing sweep angles and tailplane positions, prior to the development of the Lightning interceptor. - by Malcolm Clarke
Malcolm Clarke
@ EGWC
WG768 @ EGWC - The SB5 was built to compare theories on the design of the wing and tail configuration of a new fighter, later to be known as the Lightning. - by Chris Hall
Chris Hall
@ EGWC
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