Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A, G-EBIB / 688/2404, Science Museum
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Registration: G-EBIB
Construction Number: 688/2404
Code Number: F937
Model Royal Aircraft Factory SE.5A
Operator: Science Museum
Airport: London - South Kensington, Science Museum, UK - England
Photographer: Peter Clarke
Date Taken: 21/09/2010
Date Submitted: 18/06/2012
The aircraft was used for sky-writing, the smoke being produced by pumping oil into the hot engine manifold, leaving through the two long exhaust pipes that meet in the nozzle behind the tail.
Picture ID:1351493