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2 unusual facts about Miles Martinet


Miles Martinet

In 1949, MS902 was sold to the Akureyri Flying Club and given the Icelandic civil registration TF-SHC.

Warrenpoint

On 15 July 1944, two Royal Air Force aircraft (an Airspeed Oxford (LX 598) and a Miles Martinet (MS626) from No. 290 Squadron RAF) were taking part in a civil defence demonstration at Warrenpoint.


Museum of Berkshire Aviation

Despite being a small museum, several of the exhibits are unique survivors, these include a Miles Martinet, World War 2 target tug, the only Miles Student two seat side-by-side jet trainer ever built and a Fairey Jet Gyrodyne — a composite helicopter and autogyro, or gyrodyne.


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