NEW AIR TROOPSHIP
ROOM FOR 30 SOLDIERS. (United Press Assn.—Telegraph Copyright.) (Rec. 7.45 p.m.) London, June 15. A great new aerial troopship is to be shown for the first time at the Royal Air Force display at Hendon on June 25. It is a biplane with a 90ft span and fitted with four Rolls-Royce-Kestral engines capable of carrying 30 soldiers. It is also equipped with tackle for lifting sections of guns. It ia designed for the swift conveyance of troops to rescue isolated parties of civilians, and can easily be converted into a passenger air liner.
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Southland Times, Issue 21730, 16 June 1932, Page 5
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96NEW AIR TROOPSHIP Southland Times, Issue 21730, 16 June 1932, Page 5
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