Folland Gnat T1, XM691 / FL.501, Folland Aircraft
Registration: XM691
Construction Number: FL.501
Model Folland Gnat T1
Operator: Folland Aircraft
Airport: In Flight, International Airspace
Photographer: Mike Dowsing Collection
Date Taken: 1959 (approximate)
Date Submitted: 13/01/2011
This BS photo, shows XM 691 which apparently donated its engine and tail to Donald Campbells ill-fated Bluebird boat. Also, somewhat bizarrely, it was supposed to have been blown up, at Shepperton Studios in 1969.
Picture ID:1270921