AEROPLANE FOR QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS
The Queen of the Belgians has accepted from the Aircraft Disposal Company, Ltd., n gift of a two-seater aeroplane lor her own private use, and has expressed her intention of flying regularly 'with it in future..
Tho machine is a. Bristol fighter model, and 1 is identical with that which King Albert has boon flying so successfully since 1320. The only difference lies, in the external decoration, the King’s aeroplane being finished in dark colors, while that of the Queen, in deference to her wishes, is in silver throughout, which gives the machine a fairy-like appearance in the air. It is fitted with a Rolls-Royce Falcon engine, and has been tested up to a speed of 122 miles an hour at a height of 5,000 ft.
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Evening Star, Issue 17921, 17 March 1922, Page 7
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132AEROPLANE FOR QUEEN OF THE BELGIANS Evening Star, Issue 17921, 17 March 1922, Page 7
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