Universal Pictures contracted Slingsby Sailplanes to build rwo flying and several static replicas of the 1917 Rumpler C.IV scout aircraft. They were built at Kirkbymoorside 1968/69 using Tiger Moth airframes and Gipsy Major 10 Mk. 1-3 engines.
The Gipsy Major 10 Mk. 1-3 engine, converted to run upright by Hants & Sussex.
The Tiger basis made them 0.86 scale replicas.
First flown in March 1969 they were shipped to Tunisia for filming before being sold in Virginia.
c/n 1704 G-AXAL
First flew 24 March 1969 at Rufforth
Sold in USA as N1915E
It was donated to the Golden Age Air Museum in Pennsylvania
c/n 1705 G-AXAM
First flew 25 March 1969 at Rufforth
Sold in USA as N1916E
with Ron Bloomquist in Tennessee, USA, in July 2007
Engine: Gipsy Major 10 Mk. 1-3
Wingspan: 39.04 ft
Length: 23.11 ft
All Aero 