GIANT BOMBERS.
ARRIVAL FROM AMERICA. LONDON, March 23. Britain has been greatly encouraged by the arrival of giant four-cngined bombers from the United States. These machines, which are now being flown over, have been christened the Liberators.
They arc 66ft long and have a wingspan of 110 ft. Their four engines develop 1200 horse-power at the takeoff and they travel at 300 miles an hour with a huge bomb load. They have a range of 3000 miles.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 24 March 1941, Page 7
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77GIANT BOMBERS. Manawatu Standard, Volume LXI, Issue 97, 24 March 1941, Page 7
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