Avroplane 1909

The 1909 Avroplane with a wingspan of 20ft was built by A V Roe in Putney.
It had triplane wings and tailplane and a forward propeller powered by a 6hp JAP engine.
It was the first British plane to fly and the inset photo - which I did NOT take - shows it doing so at Walthamstow Marshes.
This photo is of the replica in Manchester Museum of Science and Industry.

[Mags ッ]

Brill shot! My Mum and Dad worked at AV Roe in Manchester - in fact, they met there! :)

[Karen H]

The blues and yellow work well in the shot. Nice history.

[Mike Warren]

Cool capture.

[Rob]

Nice capture!