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1948
1948 - 0060.PDF
r:rr, - . . im ~ -i JANUARY 8TH, 1948 \IJl FREIGHTING FEATS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE "BRISTOL" FR EIGHTER —No. 4 The "Bristol "Freighter for transporting oil-*i?ell equipment "We never refused a load and we never jibbed at an airfield "—-in these words, the pilot summed up a " Bristol " Freighter's tour of the Middle East earlier this year. Behind his remark lay the memory of a fortnight spent in the broiling heat of the Persian Gulf, where, with temperatures touching no degrees Fahrenheit the aircraft operated from tiny air- strips, carrying oil-well machinery components measuring anything up to 35 feet in length, and weighing two to three tons. Most formidable of many awkward loads was the Rotary Kelly shown being loaded above. Nearly forty feet in length, and weighing over two tons, it provided a unique demonstration of the aeroplane's ability to carry cargoes which have never before travelled by air ... further proof that, in the world of air transport, be it civil or military, the " Bristol" Freighter is unequalled as an aircraft built specifically for high-load air freighting. liable, economical easily-maintained aircraft H E E R COM N 1 M I Printed In Great Britain for the Proprietors, FIJOHT PTBLISHIXO COMPANY LIMITED, Dorset House, Stamford Street, London, S.E.i, by THE COENWALL PRESS LTD., 1-6, Paria Garden, London, 8.E.I." Flight " can be obtained abroad from the following : AUSTRALIA and NEW ZEALAND : Gordon & Gotch Ltd. INDIA : A. H. Wheeler & Co. CANADA : Imperial News Co., Gordon & GoUrh, Lti. j
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