NEW PLANES
BOMBER AND FIGHTER
''''' ■ • ■ ' BRITAIN'S STRENGTH GROWS
LONDON, January 10.
: A new bomber among the latest! additions to Britain's air strength, de-: ; signed to meet the R.A.F.'s need for / more long-range, heavy aircraft, is the giant "Stirling." The only comparable machine operating is the VickersArmstrong Wellington, which flies 3200 miles without refuelling. Capable of higher speeds, than the Spitfire, the Fleet Air Arm's newest and fastest fighter, the Fairey "Fulmar," is fitted in the leading edge of the wings with eight guns operated by the pilot. ,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 10, 13 January 1941, Page 8
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87NEW PLANES Evening Post, Volume CXXXI, Issue 10, 13 January 1941, Page 8
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