The pilot:
Squadron Leader F.R.D. Swain is helped into his high altitude pressure
helmet infront of his charge, the Bristol Type 138A, K4879,
Farnborough, 10 September 1936.
The suit:
The aeroplane:
The Bristol Type 138A, K4879, shows its side profile in the air to the 'Flight' photographer, Farnborough, 10th September 1936.
Via Flight Archive
How high did he take her?
ReplyDelete51,000 ft (15,440 m).
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