MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT—The Handley Page Hastings aircraft, Britain’s largest and fastest military transport, can be used as a freighter, paratroop carrier, ambulance, troop transport, or glider tug. It has a top speed of 354 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 303 miles an hour for a range of 3260 miles. Here is a 17-pounder gun inside the fuselage.
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Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25289, 15 September 1947, Page 3
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60MILITARY TRANSPORT AIRCRAFT—The Handley Page Hastings aircraft, Britain’s largest and fastest military transport, can be used as a freighter, paratroop carrier, ambulance, troop transport, or glider tug. It has a top speed of 354 miles an hour and a cruising speed of 303 miles an hour for a range of 3260 miles. Here is a 17-pounder gun inside the fuselage. Press, Volume LXXXIII, Issue 25289, 15 September 1947, Page 3
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