Sopwith "Transport", 375 HP. Rolls Royce, Brooklands, Newfoundland, 1919 (S.771) [picture].

Condition: Good.; Part of collection: Album of photographs and memorabilia of the attempt by Harry Hawker to cross the Atlantic in a Sopwith aeroplane in 1919.; Captions: "S.771 'Transport' 375 HP. R.R.'--Handwritten in ink on photograph. "The final trial flight took place a...

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Format: Still Image
Language:unknown
Published: [1919] 1919
Subjects:
Sopwith airplanes > Flight testing > Photographs
Aeronautics > Flights > Photographs
Transatlantic flights > Photographs
Royce
Newfoundland
Online Access:http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an23210116
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Summary:Condition: Good.; Part of collection: Album of photographs and memorabilia of the attempt by Harry Hawker to cross the Atlantic in a Sopwith aeroplane in 1919.; Captions: "S.771 'Transport' 375 HP. R.R.'--Handwritten in ink on photograph. "The final trial flight took place at Brooklands track. It consisted of a non-stop flight of 1800 miles, equivalent of the distance to be flown over the Atlantic."--Printed on label adjacent to photograph.; Title devised by cataloguer based on caption.

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