Summary
Black and white photograph showing DA Watson, Chief Test Navigator; RP Beamont, Chief Test Pilot and Mr P Hillwood, Test Pilot, who flew the two-way record crossing of the Atlantic in a Canberra jet aircraft built by English Electric Company Limited, 26 August 1952.
Description of Content
Three men dressed in uniform, standing side by side.
Physical Description
Black and white photograph, with typewritten inscription on the reverse.
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Transfer (Possible) from Unknown Source
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Photograph, Black & White
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Inscriptions
Reverse, typewritten: "TWO-WAY RECORD CROSSING OF THE ATLANTIC - 26TH AUGUST, 1952. / Arrival back at Aldergrove, Northern Ireland - the crew / of the record-breaking "English Electric" Canberra. / From left to Right: Mr. D.A. Watson, Chief Test / Navigator, Mr. R.P. Beamont, Chief Test Pilot, and / Mr. P. Hillwood, Test Pilot, all of the English Electric / Company Limited."
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Image Dimensions - Photograph
158 mm (Length), 213 mm (Width)
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