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Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough - Building Q120

Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough - Building Q120
Royal Aircraft Establishment Farnborough - Building Q120

Seaplane testing tank - remaining section.

Panasonic DMC-TZ60

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 Don Barrett (aka DBs travels)
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
This seemed surprisingly narrow for seaplane testing, but the plaque in the adjacent photo says that the tank was used for testing hulls and pontoons, not entire planes.
9 years ago.
Roger Dodger club has replied to Don Barrett (aka DBs… club
Thanks Don; I just had a mental cartoon image of some (un)lucky pilot attempting to land a flying boat in the slot!
9 years ago.
Don Barrett (aka DBs… club has replied to Roger Dodger club
That same mental picture was what made me look further :)
9 years ago.

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