Pitts S-1s Special biplane aircraft G-BKDR performs aerobatics at Shoreham Airshow with Lauren Richardson at the controls

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The Pitts Special S1 is a light aerobatic biplane designed by Curtis Pitts. It has accumulated many competition wins since its first flight in 1944. The Pitts biplanes dominated world aerobatic competition in the 1960s and 1970s and, even today, remain a potent competition aircraft in the lower categories.

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Size: 4972px × 3978px
Location: Shoreham Airport, Shoreham, Sussex UK
Photo credit: © Niall Ferguson / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

Keywords: -1s, -bkdr, aerobatics, aircraft, airshow, biplane, pitts, shoreham, special