G-BREY Photo Album

G-BREY Photo Album
1946 BC12D

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Before restoration started, Leicester,
October 31, 2001
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Last Flight

...and a rather fuzzy image of her in May 1987, only a year before she was repainted in the red and white we all know.

A selection of views of quarter-scale flying model of G-BREY, exact down to the prop decals!
9 ft wingspan. This model won the UK Scale National Championships in 1997

For plans, go to http://www.acf.clara.net/phillkent/scale-plans.html

1996 saw 5 Leicester-based aircraft journey to the North Cape of Norway (northernmost point of mainland Europe). Note wing-tip camera. BREY completed 52 hours in 10 days of flying, including 11 hours in one day.

Low level up the
Danish coast.

Parked at Skien, southern Norway.

The eight of us at Bergen, ready for the long trek up the Norwegian coast.

Over the Norwegian Fjords, warmest Arctic coastline in the world.

On final approach for Hammerfest (northern-most town in the world), and I know the photo's a bit dark, but My Word, it's 5 minutes before midnight! Some Alaskan & north Canadian folks may know the feeling!	Approaching the North Cape, the next day.
	Over the Finnish Steppes, on the way home.

In 1997, many of the same group of folk and aircraft journeyed down the Mediterranean coast of Spain for the Barcelona Formula 1 Grand Prix...

...but in 1998, due to pilot sickness, only G-BREY made it to the south-western most point of Europe, the beautiful Cape St Vincent in Portugal. John Pitts & I completed 42 hours flying all around the Iberian peninsula and back to England in 6 days.

Cape St Vincent

The African mainland in sight, we transited the Gibraltar Straight.

For 1999, a return to Sweden was in order to taste again the fabulous reindeer steaks at Erik the Viking's place in Sundsvall.

Five Leicester-based aircraft on the island of Norderney, off the north coast of Germany.

Enjoying beer at £5 a bottle at Erik's

Borgland, on the island of Oland, Sweden

En route over Sweden...lots of trees and water

Other pics:

Ah, those warm English summer days!...

...and cold, wet winter days! Final for R10

BREY's ever-constant companion, Romeo Lima

On the way to somewhere!

Over our home field, Leicester...

...and again...	...and yet again!...	...and more!	Goldfish bowl visibility across the English Channel. Using ships as horizon reference.
Wingtip camera, wide angle.	Wider angle, winter's day	Camera mounted on struts.