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1952
1952 - 1478.PDF
ft' CHT 23 MAY 1952 W GLENROY */. OPERATION "AIR BEEF"\ From the abattoirs at Glenroy to the port of Wyndham, it is 800 miles by road . . . 300 miles by stock route . . . 183 miles by air. To drive cattle over land from Glenroy to Wyndham takes 30 days—but the "Bristol" Freighter, carrying a load equivalent to 17 cattle, completes the journey in only 75 minutes ^ During the five months of the 1951 Air Beef season, the "Bristol" Freighter made this trip twice a day, flying over 82,000 miles and carrying 4,080 carcases. In all, 3,124,986 lb. of beef and hides were flown from the abattoirs to the port . . . and only once in the whole period was the morning take-off delayed. The only spares needed were one set of sparking plugs and two sets of contact-breaker points— a convincing demonstration of the "Bristol" Type 170's reliability under the most arduous conditions of service. */, **ft THE AEROPLANE COMPANY LIMITED ENGLAND 990A
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