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Aviation History
1940
1940 - 0028.PDF
a Military Versatility MULTI-PURPOSE JANUARY 4, 1940. British, American, Dutch and German Designs Compared MARTIN 167. Using ioo octane fuel in its Twin Wasp engines, this machine has a top speed of 316 m.p.h. One version is supplied to France. DOUGLAS DB-7. Compact design and a tricycle under- carriage characterise the Douglas DB-7, which, like the Martin, has been adopted by France. BRISTOL BEAUFORT. Britain's newest multi-pur- pose machine. It has two Taurus sleeve-valve engines and can be used for torpedo- dropping. FIAT CR 25. It is known that a small "service test" batch of these machines was delivered to the Italian Air Force, but the type is not believed to be in general use. MESSERSCHMITT ME no. Germany's new *win-engined fighter, reconnaissance ma- chine and ground attack air- craft. The engines are Daimler-Benz DB 601's, but the actual speed is not known. CURTISS 76-D. Similar to the A-18 attack machine of the U.S. Army Air Corps, this type has a top speed of 266 m.p.h. BREDA 88. Of individual design and high performance, this aircraft is used in numbers in the Italian Air Force. It is claimed to have a top speed of well over 300 m.p.h. FOKKER G-I. A particularly versatile type of " twin-hull " design. Diving brakes may be fitted if the machine is required for use as a dive-bomber. BREGUET 690. Identical except tor the engines with the type 691, this outstanding French machine, despite its comparatively low power, does over 300 m.p.h.
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