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1948
1948 - 1826.PDF
; OCTOBER 28TH, 1948 AIR FREIGHTING FEATS MADE POSSIBLE BY THE "BRISTOL" FR El G HTER —No. 9 Jtriehmahing machines .... Car bodies and kitchen sinks! ... by "BRISTOL" FREIGHTER. Interest in the Freighter load shown above is provided not by its size or its weight, but rather by the novelty of the machine. It is a brick-making machine, weighing 1,400 lbs., and ordered by the Uganda Government for urgent housing schemes. Trans- portation by air, by a Sudair Freighter, from the Rand to Entebbe Uganda needed only a day and a half compared with about eight weeks by any other available form of transportation. This further example of cargo-carrying versatility emphasises the fact that the " Bristol " Freighter, built specifically for high-load cargo-carrying, offers greater potentialities to cargo charter operators than any other aircraft. THE BRISTOL AEROPLANE COMPANY L I M r T E D
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