#Bristol Type 130 Bombay

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mild dragon
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Twin-engine troop transport aircraft, also adapted for use as a medium bomber. Developed in the late 1930's, 51 were built between 1939 and 1944, and it was used by the RAF and the RAAF.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bristol_Bombay
GENERAL STATS (Type 130A Bombay Mk.1)
Crew: 3-4
Capacity: 24 troops or 10 stretchers
Length: 69 feet 3 inches (21.11 meters)
Wingspan: 95 feet 9 inches (29.18 meters)
Height: 19 feet 11 inches (6.07 meters)
Wing area: 1,340 square feet (124 meters squared)
Gross weight: 20,180 pounds (9,153 kilograms)
Powerplant: x2 Bristol Pegasus XXII radial piston engines, 1,010 HP per engine
Max speed: 192 MPH (309 KMH, 167 knots)
Stall speed: 42 MPH (68 KMH, 34 knots)
Range: 880 miles (1,420 kilometers, 765 nautical miles), 2,230 miles (3,580 kilometers, 1,938 nautical miles) with auxiliary fuel tanks
Service ceiling: 25,000 feet (7,620 meters)
Armaments - guns: x2 .303 Vickers K machine guns in nose and tail turrets
Armaments - bombs: x8 250 pound (113 kilogram) bombs on underfuselage racks

The Bristol Bombay was a British troop transport aircraft adaptable for use as a medium bomber flown by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War.

feral onyx
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Hmm

nimble badger
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Old time classic I guess ?