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Station Flight
Lossiemouth, FAA - RNAS Lossiemouth, 1947. Equiped with extra 145 L fuel tank in the rear fuselage. The wings were plumbed to allow for a 102 L combat tank to be carried underneath each wing. In addition a 227 L drop tank could be carried under the fuselage. In April 1947, a decision was made to replace the Griffon 61s or 64s driving a five bladed Rotol propeller unit with Griffon 85s or 87s driving two three bladed Rotol contra-rotating propellers. |
778 NAS, FAA
- RNAS Ford, 1946. |
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