Bristol 173 Srs.1, XF785 / 12871, Bristol Aeroplane Company
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Registration: XF785
Construction Number: 12871
Model Bristol 173 Srs.1
Operator: Bristol Aeroplane Company
Airport: In Flight, International Airspace
Photographer: Mike Dowsing Collection
Date Taken: 1953 (approximate)
Date Submitted: 11/01/2011
XF785 with 2nd prototype XH379 in the background, which didn't fly until 1953, and was written off in 1956. Presumably a Bristol photograph?
Picture ID:1270469