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D.H.60G Gipsy Moth ZK - AAA christening

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Description D.H.60G Gipsy Moth ZK - AAA
The note on the back of this photograph reads: The christening of the 'Sir Charles Wakefield Moth, 9/3/29'
It was known at the time as the 'Wakefield Aeroplane'.
After a notable career, as a training aeroplane in Marlborough, it crashed on a front lawn in Renwick, in 1936.
Year Range from 1929
Object ID 2004.059.0004
Object Name Photograph
Subjects Gypsy Moth (aeroplane)
Title D.H.60G Gipsy Moth ZK - AAA christening
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