Wallace Fairweather and his Avro Avian aeroplane
1920s
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A black and white photograph of Wallace Fairweather and his Avro Avian aeroplane beside the aircraft hanger in King Henry's Knowe, Newton Mearns.
Title:
Wallace Fairweather and his Avro Avian aeroplane
Date of work:
1920s
Reference number:
965
Level of description:
Item
Type of materials:
IMG
Source:
Photograph cabinet - Mearns
Access restrictions:
Unrestricted
Use restrictions:
UnrestrictedCopyright: East Renfrewshire Council
General notes:
A feature of the Avro Avian aeroplane in the photograph was its folding wings. King Henry's Knowe is a field near to Mearns Castle in Newton Mearns.The aircraft pictured is an Avro 594 Avian III which was the same model that Amelia Earhart owned. Fairweather’s aircraft came into service on 12th Sep 1927. He was the fourth owner so that would date the photographs sometime between then and 20th Dec 1929.
Language:
English
Record number:
9261306