Blackburn RB.1A Iris II, N185 / 2458/1, Royal Air Force
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Registration: N185
Construction Number: 2458/1
Model Blackburn RB.1A Iris II
Operator: Royal Air Force
Airport: Exe Estuary, UK - England
Photographer: Tony Hancke Collection
Date Taken: 1927 (approximate)
Date Submitted: 21/12/2013
Scanned from a family negative. Date estimated based on my uncle (posing in white trousers) who was born in 1907. This aircraft was first flown as Iris II on 2/08/1927. This picture was taken in the Exe Estuary after an engine failure on transit from Plymouth to Felixstowe
Picture ID:1433078