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A wing-walker on an Avro 504 plane at a flying circus
Unknown, 1920, Lantern slide
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A wing-walker on an Avro 504 plane at a flying circus
A wing-walker on an Avro 504 plane at a flying circus
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34571
Title
A wing-walker on an Avro 504 plane at a flying circus
Description
A stuntman is seen on the top of the biplane as it flies low overhead.
Artist / maker
Unknown
Date
1920
Size
8.2 x 8.2 cm
Type
Lantern slide
The Avro 504 was a World War 1 biplane aircraft. Production continued during the war totalling nearly 9000 and continued for almost 20 years. Following the end of the war, large numbers of surplus aircraft were available for sale and many used for flying exhibitions well into the 1930s.
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Early aviators and their flying machines
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