G-AFKR
Type: L-12A Electra Junior
Msn: 1267
Previous Identities:
- Nil
- F-ARQA
History:
| Although it is policy to include on this site only aeroplanes which took up an Australian identity, an exception has been made in the case of this aeroplane as it was owned and made famous by an Australian identity, Sidney Cotton. |
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This
history was researched and written by Vic Smith except where shown
otherwise.
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10NOV38
| Registered G-AFKR to British Airways Ltd., Heston | |
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16JAN39
| Delivered by Lockheed to Aeronautical Research and Sales Corp. Shipped to Southampton. | |
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18JAN39
| U. S. Export CofA E.4665 issued (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by P.J. Marson) | |
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13FEB39
| To F. Sidney Cotton, Heston | |
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15FEB39
| CofV No. V.166 issued. Local flight at Southampton by Milo Burcham and R.H. Niven | |
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16FEB39
| Flown to Heston by Burcham and Niven. | |
| At Heston the aircraft was modified by Airwork Ltd. An aperture was cut in the cabin floor and an RAF type F-24 camera was installed. (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by P.J. Marson) | ||
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17FEB39
| Local flight at Heston by F.S. Cotton and R.H. Niven | |
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18FEB39
| Local flight at Heston by F.S. Cotton and R.H. Niven | |
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19FEB39
| Local flight at Heston by F.S. Cotton and R.H. Niven | |
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22FEB39
| Local flight at Heston by F.S. Cotton and R.H. Niven | |
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23FEB39
| Local flight at Heston by F.S. Cotton and R.H. Niven | |
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26FEB39
| Local
flight at Heston by F.S. Cotton and R.H. Niven (All later flights to 27APR39 by Cotton and Niven unless shown otherwise) | |
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28FEB39
| Wireless test at Heston | |
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01MAR39
| Heston-Le Bourget | |
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02MAR39
| Le Bourget-Heston | |
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04MAR39
| Local flight at Heston | |
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05MAR39
| Heston-Yeovil-Honnington-Heston | |
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07MAR39
| Heston-Le Bourget | |
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09MAR39
| Le Bourget-Heston | |
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14MAR39
| Local flight at Heston | |
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17MAR39
| Heston-Le Bourget | |
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18MAR39
| Le Bourget-Buc-Le Bourget | |
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19MAR39
| Local flight at Le Bourget | |
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20MAR39
| Le Bourget-Buc | |
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22MAR39
| Buc-Le Bourget-Heston | |
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24MAR39
| Heston-Yeovil-Heston | |
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25MAR39
| Heston-Buc-Toussus le Noble plus local flight | |
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27MAR39
| Local flight at Toussus le Noble | |
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28MAR39
| Local flight at Toussus, also local with M. Villet and Niven | |
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30MAR39
| Toussus-Nancy-Toussus, photographed Krefeld, Hamm, Munster and Dutch frontier | |
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31MAR39
| Local flight at Toussus | |
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01APR39
| Second photo sortie from Toussus, then Toussus-Le Bourget-White Waltham. | |
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02APR39
| White Waltham-Heston | |
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05APR39
| Heston-Le Bourget | |
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07APR39
| Third photo sortie (from where not logged) | |
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08APR39
| Heston- Le Touquet-Toussus | |
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09APR39
| Fourth photo sortie, from Toussus | |
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10APR39
| Toussus-Le Touquet-Heston | |
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18APR39
| Toussus-Orange-Bastia, delayed by bad weather | |
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20APR39
| Bastia-Tunis | |
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21APR39
| Local flight at Tunis | |
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22APR39
| Local flight at Tunis | |
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25APR39
| Photo sortie over Tunisia | |
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27APR39
| Tunis-Bastia-Toussus | |
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29APR39
| U.K. registration cancelled as "Sold" | |
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15MAY39
| Re-registered F-ARQA. (Cotton writes "transferred to France after Tunisian flight, became F-AAHT" not a possible French registration). Ostensibly owned by Roger Henrard, a professional aerial photographer, operated by Ets Richard-Labrely. Actually to Deuxieme Bureau. | |
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17JUL39
| Last known mission over Germany flown by Henrard | |
| Fate unknown. (Source: "The Lockheed Twins" by P.J. Marson) |
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Sources:
"Aviator Extraordinary" by Ralph Barker Federal Aviation Authority (USA) archives Civil Aviation Authority (UK) archives RAF Museum archives Public Record Office files |
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Sidney
Cotton owned several Lockheed 12As and one his lesser-known aircraft
did come to Australia. See VH-FMS.
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See
also Sidney Cotton's Kolossal Lockheeds
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| Issue | Date | Date |
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| 1 | 21JAN05 |
Original
issue. Researched and written by Vic Smith. Thanks Vic!
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