Giant Bomber
BRITAIN’S LATEST MACHINE AIR PAGEANT AT HENDON [British Official Wireless.] Received June 18, 9.35 p.m. RUGBY, June 17 Among several new types of aircraft nut publicly shown, which, will be seen for the first time at the Air Force pageant at Hendon on Saturday will be a huge four-ei.gined VickersKnight bomber, which is considerably larger than the 8-ton Vickers-Virgma bomber, hitherto the largest and most powerful fighting aircraft in tho world. The new machine has four RollsRoyce engines developing 1920 horse power. Two engines are mounted as tractors and two as pushers. The ’plane is 67 feet long, 22 feet high and has a 90ft. wing spread. It weighs 12 tons and its speed range, and load shows a considerable advance on any other bombing type.
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Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 143, 19 June 1931, Page 7
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128Giant Bomber Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 74, Issue 143, 19 June 1931, Page 7
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