Broburn
The Broburn Wanderlust was designed and built at Woodley
Airfield by two young employees of Miles Aircraft, K.W. Radburn and T.E. Brown. A high performance sailplane, it made its
first flight, in the hands of Miles Aircraft's Chief Test Pilot, Hugh Rendall, in 1947. Despite hopes of marketing the
Wanderlust in finished and in kit form, only one was made. This was flown by many pilots including Lorne Welch. In 1993, having
been in storage at Farnborough since 1970, it was donated to the Museum of Berkshire Aviation.
Project Data
Project No | Type No | Name | Alternative Name(s) | Year | Spec | Status | Qty | Description | References |
|
| Wanderlust |
| 1946 |
| Proto |
1 | 1S sailplane | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
Project References - British Gliders
and Sailplanes 1922-1970, Norman Ellison (Adam and Charles Black, 1970)
- British Homebuilt Aircraft since
1920, Ken Ellis (Merseyside Aviation Society, 1975)
- British Gliders, P.H. Butler (Merseyside Aviation
Society, 2nd Ed. 1975)
- Flight 1 Nov 1945
- Aeroplane 8 March 1946
- Aeroplane
Spotter 9 April 1947
- Soaring Magazine, March-April 1947
- http://museumofberkshireaviation.co.uk/html/exhibits/broburn.htm
One aircraft only; BAPC.233
Total Broburn Production
1
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