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Shuttleworth

The Shuttleworth Collection, an aeronautical and automotive museum located at the Old Warden airfield in Bedfordshire, England


Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major

An Armstrong Siddeley Genet Major powers the Southern Martlet owned and operated by the Shuttleworth Collection and flies regularly throughout the summer months.

Avro Tutor

After suffering engine failure in the early stages of the filming of Reach for the Sky, it was purchased by the Shuttleworth Collection and restored to flying condition.

De Havilland Gipsy Six

A preserved Gipsy Six engine is on public display at the Shuttleworth Collection, Old Warden, Bedfordshire, another is on display at the Science Museum (London).

West Wratting

Frost was president of the Aeronautical Society from 1908 to 1911, and a later version of his machine can be seen in the Shuttleworth Collection.


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