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199 Sqn, 100
Group, RAF - RAF North Creake, Norfolk, UK, from September 1944 to February
1945. The unit was employed during this period on radio counter-measures operations, covering and simulating night bomber missions; the Mandrel electronic jamming device was carried to counter the German Freya early warning radar, and tin-foil Window strips were dropped to confuse Wurzburg fighter ground control and night fighter AI radar. |
Short
Stirling 3 Specifications |
General |
Type:
Bomber |
Engine |
4 × Bristol Hercules XVI | 1650 hp | Pistons |
Dimensions/Masses |
Length: 26.60 m |
Width: 30.20 m | Height:
8.80 m Weight: 19596 kg | Max. Combat Weight: 31790 kg |
Performances |
Max. Speed: 435 km/h | Ceiling: 5180 m | Range: 949 km |
Armament |
MG:
8 x 7.7mm Browning MG |