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Key Information
- Title:
- Major Cotton's 'Arctic Plane' Albert Dock, Hull
- Object Name:
- negative
- Date/Period:
- 1931
- Location on Display:
- Museum - Not Currently on display
- Accession No:
- KINCM:1991.141.3454
- Other Numbers:
- Box 8 Aeronautical .16
- Brief Description:
- Photographic negative with an image of Major Cotton's Arctic Plane being craned aboard ship. The aircraft registration number is I-AAPI. The aircraft was acquired by Samuel Courtauld in 1931 in an attempt to locate his son, August, 'missing' in Greenland during the British Arctic Air Route Expedition. Sidney Cotton was commissioned to act as pilot. The photograph was taken by Harry Cartlidge.
Dimensions:
| Type | Height | Width | Depth | Diameter | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6[cm] | 9[cm] |
