Avro 706 Ashton 3, WB492 / 1397, Royal Air Force
Registration: WB492
Construction Number: 1397
Military Unit: RRE
Model Avro 706 Ashton 3
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: RRE Defford, UK - England
Photographer: Peter Clarke
Date Taken: 02/03/1956
Date Submitted: 25/03/2007
Sad end! Built from uncompleted Tudor II, F/F 1951, Radar Bombing Research at Defford with wing bomb pods. W/O 1955, transferred to RAE Farnborough for structural testing.
Picture ID:1047495