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Aviation History
1941
1941 - 0945.PDF
FLIGHT, April 24th, 1941. a U-BOAT SPOTTER Some New Photographs of the Saro Lerwick ONE of the fast flying boats onservice with the CoastalCommand, fhe Saro Ler- wick (two 1,375 h.p. Bristol Her-cules engines), is doing excellent work as a long-range reconnaissance bomber. The Lerwickhas gun turrets situated in the bow, arxfidships and aft, and each of these three is multi-gunned and power-operated.The interior photographs show the sending of an emer- gency message by carrier pigeon—a number of these birds are always carried in case of trouble—the flare rack andan aircraftman in the galley. In the flying view the excel- lent proportions of the boat are emphasised, while thetaxying photograph brings out the disposition of the gun turrets and pilot's cOckpit.
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