2415 x 3624 px | 20,4 x 30,7 cm | 8,1 x 12,1 inches | 300dpi
Aufnahmedatum:
2. August 2011
Ort:
Air & Space Hall, Museum of Science & Industry, Manchester, UK
Weitere Informationen:
Inscription: English Electric P1A On 11 August 1954 the P1A becamne the first British jet to break the sound barrier (Mach 1) in level flight. The P1A was developed to become the Mach 2 Royal Air Force Lightning fighter. Two P1A and three P1B development aircraft were built along with 340 lightnings. The Lightning served with the British, Saudi and Kuwati air forces between 1960 and 1988. This aeroplane is the second P1A (WG763) made by the English Electric COmpany, Preston, Lancashire. It first flew from Warton on 18th July 1955 and was used for the structural and armament tests. Flying from REE Bedford, it reached a top speed of Mach 1.53. "The Museum of Science and Industry (MOSI) in Manchester, England, is a large museum devoted to the development of science, technology, and industry with emphasis on the city's achievements in these fields. It is an Anchor Point of ERIH – the European Route of Industrial Heritage – and is managed as a non-departmental public body. There are extensive displays on the theme of transport (railway locomotives and rolling stock, aircraft, and space vehicles), power (water, electricity, steam and gas engines), Manchester's sewerage and sanitation, textiles, communications and computing. The museum also offers steam train rides at weekends and on bank holidays." Wikipedia entry
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