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1942 - 0277.PDF
FEBRUARY 5TH, 1942 FLIGHT in BRITISH OVERSEAS AIRWAYS BOEING 314A & Mr. Churchill's Flight Brings Boeing Flying Boats into Prominence 4/> S&s~ long ago as March, 1939, Yankee Clipper, the first of the Boeing 314 flying boats, flew the Atlantic in the hands of a Pan American Airways' crew. Because of the Royal Air Force expansion, we were unable at that time to build boats of our own, so three Boeings of a slightly modified type were ordered for British Overseas Airways. These were delivered about the middle of last year and have been employed on the Atlantic service ever since. The major differences between the original 314 (described in Flight, April 13th, 1939) and the 314A as now operating are: All-up weight, 88,000 lb., an in crease of 5,500 lb.; 1,650 h.p. Double- row Wright Cyclones in place of the original 1,500 h.p. models, and the hull step has been moved backwards to lift Mure porpoising. Disposable load '^amounts to 32,450 lb., and there is accommodation in comfort for 66 per sons, including the crew of eleven. The number of crew remains constant, but passenger capacity varies according to the length of the non-stop run to be flown. From Lisbon to Foynes over 40 can be carried, whereas on an Atlantic run only nine persons can be accom modated. (Top) The front view of the 314A showing its clean lines. Drogues suspended from the wings stop violent swaying at its moorings. (Centre right) Only master throttle controls are provided in the pilots' cockpit. All the subsidiary controls are in the care of the flight engineer. (Centre left) Looking through the Commander's side window the two engines obscure the wing tip. The circular device held by three elastics is an intercom microphone. (Below left) Flight engineer at the control panel. The doorway in the background leads into the wing and engine nacelles. (Right) Using the intercom telephone in the mooring compartment in the bow. (Bottom) Bristol in war paint. The other two ships are named Berwick and Bangor. \ r •>>
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