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1931
1931 - 0707.PDF
FLIGHT, JULY 10, 1931 BULLDOGS" FOR SWEDEN A Small "Fleet" Flown Across Recently i£~i OME months ago the Swedish Government orderedNS^ from the Bristol Aeroplane Company a number of Q_3? Bristol " Bulldog " single-seater fighters fitted withthe Bristol " Jupiter " Series VII.F. supercharged engines. The order was placed with a view to enablingthe Swedish Air Force to make thorough tests over an extended period before committing itself to the choice ofthis type for the general equipment. The trials included service throughout a rigorous Swedish winter.So satisfied were the Swedish authorities with the results obtained that they recently placed an order with the" Eristol " firm for yet another eight machines of the " Bulldog " type. These machines were finished some little time ago, and performance tests were carried out at Filtonto the full satisfaction of a Swedish Acceptance Commis- sion, composed of Flight-Lieutenant Ekman and Engineer-Lieutenant Count Sparre. The upper photograph on this page shows seven of the " Bulldogs " lined up, each withits Swedish pilot standing in front of it, prior to flying to Sweden; while in the lower picture the machines are seenin the Bristol shops at Filton. Note the Swedish system of identification by three crowns and a number. In connection with this latest order for " Bulldogs," itis of interest to note that this machine is now the standard single-seater fighter of no less than nine nations, four ofwhich are situated around the shores of the Baltic.
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