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1956
1956 - 0497.PDF
FLIGHT, 27 April 1956 497 AIRCRAFT INTELLIGENCE Great Britain Coastal Command Markings. Aircraft ofR.A.F. Coastal Command now carry the squadron number on the fuselage side, inthe manner initiated by No. 228 Squadron, for its tour of South America late last year.On this page is a picture of a Shackleton M.R.I of No. 220 Squadron so marked.The number and the individual letter on the nose are in bright red with a whiteoutline. Neptunes of No. 36 Squadron, based at Topcliffe, have their markings ingreen, with white outline. No. 42 Squadron (Shackleton M.R.2s) is another unit whichhas adopted the new system. U.S.A. North American F-100. Under develop-ment by Flight Refuelling, Inc. is a "buddy system", which will enable an F-100 torefuel from another Super Sabre. The "buddy" machine will trail a hose anddrogue from an under-wing pod, similar in contour to a normal auxiliary tank. Uponcompletion of refuelling the entire equip- ment will be automatically rehoused. Douglas A3D Skywarrior. First deliveries of Skywarriors have been announced by the U.S. Navy. Five of these twin-jet carrier- borne bombers have been ferried to Jack- sonville, Florida, to form the first heavy attack squadron, VAH-1. Douglas AD Skyraider. The U.S. Navyhas accepted delivery of the 3,000th Sky- raider from Douglas's El Segundo Division.On the occasion of the delivery it was dis- closed that Skyraider production will con-tinue into 1957. Both the AD-6 and AD-7 single-seaters are concerned and deliveriesof the -7 model should begin in August this year. The -7 is the 50th version of the"Able Dog" series since the prototype flew in March 1945. Canada Canadair CL-28. Production of thismaritime-reconnaissance development of the Bristol Britannia, powered withCurtiss-Wright Turbo-Compound piston engines, is on schedule. The first machineof the initial batch of 13 should reach the final assembly line in September, be out ofthe hangar in November, and ready for flight-test early next year. France ^. French Production. At a recent press conference M. Henry Laforest, Secretary °f State for Air, disclosed that "in view of the present political requirements" a special effort is to be made in the produc- tion of certain French aircraft. For example, production rate of the Max Holste Broussard utility transport and the S.E. Alouette helicopter is to be increased. A similar effort is going into the production of Dassault 315s and the modification of Dassault Ouragans to "Barougan" stan- dard, which includes paired-wheel landing gear for operations from unprepared strips. French Orders. M. Laforest has also dis-closed these orders for French aircraft: Mystere II, 150 ordered, 40 delivered;Mystere IVA, 325 ordered, 128 delivered; An Avro Shackleton M.R.I of No. 220 Squad- ron, R.A.F. Coastal Command. Allusion is made to this aircraft in the first paragraph on this page. Mystere IVB.2, 150 ordered (this to beincreased to 370), delivery to begin in 1957; Vautour A, B and N, 140 ordered (to beincreased to 360), deliveries to begin in the second quarter of 1956; Nord 2501, 160ordered (to be increased to 200), 90 delivered; Breguet 765, 15 ordered, deli-veries to begin in 1958; Fouga CM. 170, 95 ordered (to be increased to 325), deliveriesto begin in second quarter of 1956; Max Holste 1521, 198 ordered (to be increasedto 310); Morane Saulnier 733, 130 ordered (including 60 with armament), 70 de-livered; Morane Saulnier 760, provision made for ordering 50, deliveries to beginat the end of 1957; S.E.3130, 100 ordered, deliveries in the second quarter of 1956;S.O.I221, 100 ordered (including 60 for the Army), delivery rate four monthly, 35to be delivered by the end of 1956. HANDLEY PAGE VICTOR B.I (production typa) (Four Armstrong Siddclay Sapphire) Span 110ft Length 114ft 11in
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