NEVILLE DENTON COLLECTION
No. 7984. Percival P.6 Mew Gull Mk.II (G-AEXF c/n E.22)
Photographed at Cranfield, Bedfordshire, UK, by David Broadhead
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06/30/2008. Original known as the E2H Mew Gull Mk.II, this single-seat racer was designed by A.A. Bage and in all five were built:
c/n E.20A, G-ACND, destroyed by fire July 7, 1945
The pictured aircraft was built for the South African pilot Captain A.M. Miller for the Schlesinger Race to Johannesburg. The race took place from September 29 to October 1, 1936, and offered a prize of £10,000 to the winner. Powered by a 205 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six Series II six-cylinder, air-cooled, inverted inline engines, and registered ZS-AHM, it received its CofA on September 11, 1936. Named 'The Golden City', the aircraft started at Portsmouth, only to run out of fuel near Belgrade, Yugoslavia. Miller withdrew from the race and the aircraft was returned to the UK. |
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Created June 30, 2008