Australian Beaufort Takes The Air
United Press Association—By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. MELBOURNE, May 6. Assembled from components Imported from Britain, the first Australian-built Beaufort bomber made a successful experimental flight to-day. The aircraft was designed originally for a Bristol Taurus engine, but was re-designed in Australia, incorporating a Pratt Whitney twin-row Wasp engine. All the necessary modifications to the air frame were designed by the engineering staff of the Commonwealth Aircraft Commission, and the changes were made under the direction of Mr. J. A. Latham, the commission’s chief engineer. The aircraft was assembled at the commission’s workshops.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 66, Issue 107, 7 May 1941, Page 5
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