HIBM AK-01X Fethi, NONE / 01, Istanbul Aviation Museum / Turkish Air Force Museum
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Registration: NONE
Construction Number: 01
Code Number: Fethi
Model HIBM AK-01X Fethi
Operator: Istanbul Aviation Museum / Turkish Air Force Museum
Airport: Ankara - Etimesgut (ANK / LTAD), Turkey
Photographer: Chris England
Date Taken: 02/06/2011
Date Submitted: 30/06/2011
One of two AK-1s built in 2001 by TuAF 2nd Air Maintenance Centre to commemorate an ill-fated Bleriot XI flight from Istanbul to Cairo in 1914. Both AK-1s succeeded in reaching Cairo, following the Bleriot XI route. The other machine is preserved in the TuAF Museum in Istanbul.
Picture ID:1299284