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Aviation History
1949
1949 - 0086.PDF
•"-"•• JANUARY 13TH, "Bristol" Type 170 only twin-engined aircraft on the Berlin ^air-lift9' In addition to being the only twin-engined aircraft now employed, the four " Bristol" Freighters operating on the Berlin "air-lift" are the only aircraft in the entire operation ••• consistently back-loading freight from the German capital. The aircraft operate in the Hamburg-Berlin corridor and frequently carry loads which, because of their bulk, cannot be carried by the largest four-engined aircraft on the " lift ". Observers on the f . spot claim that the Freighter is the most successful type of aircraft yet used on the operation. _ THE BRISTOL AEROPLANE COMPANY LIMITED ENGLAND ,^ • • ^-• •-,# ••ar-
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