MoS GAL.61 TS515

Ministry of Supply General Aircraft Limited GAL.61 TS515. A development of the GAL.56, the GAL.61 was a flying wing with no fuselage or fins incorporating a retractable tricycle landing gear. It had a raised cockpit for a pilot, offset to port, and a prone-position in the starboard wing for an observer. The GAL flying wing programme was cancelled after the crash of GAL.56/01 TS507 on 12 February 1948, which killed the famous glider pilot Robert Kronfeld. The GAL.61 was never flown

Cancelled Cockpit Fins Flown Fuselage Glider Incorporating Kronfeld Observer Offset Retractable Starboard Tricycle

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