Heston Type 5 Racer, G-AFOK / 1, D. Napier & Son Ltd.
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Registration: G-AFOK
Construction Number: 1
Model Heston Type 5 Racer
Operator: D. Napier & Son Ltd.
Airport: Heston Aerodrome, Middlesex, UK - England
Photographer: Brian Bickers Collection
Date Taken: 1940 (approximate)
Date Submitted: 21/11/2022
The Heston Type 5 Racer was a single seat aircraft of wooden construction specifically designed to achieve the World Air Speed record. The engine was a 2450hp Napier Sabre. Unfortunately, it crashed and was severely damaged on itâs first flight in June 1940 and the attempt was abandoned. Picture from Lawrence Hole
Picture ID:1818603