I present to you the following oddity which I had either forgotten or never even knew of!
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somers-Kendall_SK-1
http://www.flightglobal.com/pdfarchive/view/1955/1955%20-%201522.html
http://theaviationanorak.blogspot.de/2012_02_01_archive.html
Read a comment that the fuselage might now be in France, anyone know?
By: Napper Bantock - 4th March 2013 at 19:34
Aaaaahhhh Winkle Brown heaven!
By: Duxman - 4th March 2013 at 19:29
Seen in the hanger at Cranfield (1960s ?) surrounded by the Short Sherpa, Avro 19 ? and Corsair KD431 (now at Yeovilton)
By: Napper Bantock - 4th March 2013 at 19:20
You have to say that it was a thing of beauty.
Something that would have probably stirred something in Eric Brown? Certainly looks his bag?
By: David Burke - 4th March 2013 at 18:47
Its been a rebuild project with various people over the years -I think EMK had it in the early 1990’s -be nice to see it about again.
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March 4, 2013 at 6:44 pm