Wikimedia Commons

File:Westland Wyvern TF1 prototype c1947.jpg

Westland_Wyvern_TF1_prototype_c1947.jpg ‎(800 × 550 pixels, file size: 117 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg)

Captions

Captions

Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents

Summary edit

Description The first prototype of the Westland Wyvern TF.1 (serial TS371). This aircraft made its first flight on 12 December 1946. It crashed during a test flight on 15 October 1947. The Rolls-Royce Eagle engine suffered a failure of the pitch translation bearing during the return to RNAS Yeovilton, Somerset UK. This caused the rear unit of the propeller to move into superfine pitch, leading to severe loss of thrust and increase to drag and torque. The pilot, Sqn. Ldr. P.J. Garner, made a forced landing near Cattistock, Dorset, but he was probably hit by a section of the propeller blade which penetrated the cockpit. He became unconscious and died in the ensueing fire.
Date circa 1947
date QS:P,+1947-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source
This photograph ATP 14814F comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author British official photographer

Licensing edit

Public domain
This work created by the United Kingdom Government is in the public domain.

This is because it is one of the following:

  1. It is a photograph taken prior to 1 June 1957; or
  2. It was published prior to 1974; or
  3. It is an artistic work other than a photograph or engraving (e.g. a painting) which was created prior to 1974.

HMSO has declared that the expiry of Crown Copyrights applies worldwide (ref: HMSO Email Reply)
More information.

See also Copyright and Crown copyright artistic works.

Deutsch ∙ English ∙ Español ∙ français ∙ italiano ∙ Nederlands ∙ polski ∙ português ∙ sicilianu ∙ slovenščina ∙ suomi ∙ Türkçe ∙ македонски ∙ русский ∙ українська ∙ മലയാളം ∙ 한국어 ∙ 日本語 ∙ 简体中文 ∙ 繁體中文 ∙ العربية ∙ +/−

File history

Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.

Date/TimeThumbnailDimensionsUserComment
current18:38, 22 May 2012Thumbnail for version as of 18:38, 22 May 2012800 × 550 (117 KB)Cobatfor (talk | contribs)== {{int:filedesc}} == {{Information |Description=The first prototype of the Westland ''Wyvern'' TF.1 (serial TS371). This aircraft made its first flight on 12 December 1946. It crashed during a test flight on 15 October 1947. The Rolls-Royce ''Eagle''...

You cannot overwrite this file.

Retrieved from "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?title=File:Westland_Wyvern_TF1_prototype_c1947.jpg&oldid=159637475"