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Registration: VX158

Construction Number: SR1600?

Model Short SA.4 Gyron Sperrin

Operator: Short Bros and Harland Ltd. / MoS

Airport: Farnborough (FAB / EGLF), UK - England

Airshow: Farnborough - SBAC Show - 1955

Photographer: Peter Berry

Date Taken: 09/1955

Date Submitted: 01/11/2019

The rapid development and success of the Valiant resulted in the Sperrin never achieving production, instead the prototypes were used as testbeds here with a DH Gyron engine lower port nacelle

Picture ID:1678170

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