GIANT BOMBER
PRODUCTION SOON LN U.S.A. POWERFUL PLANE OF GREAT RANGE. FOR M 1 DA RLE ARMA M ENT iflritliti Odlrla! Wireless i RUGBY. February 17 What is probably the world’s largest bomber and troop-carrier will shortly lie in jiroductton in tiie t’nited States. Tills is the BID Douglas bomber which! weighs HO !<>h‘. when fully loaded with 18 ton* < f bombs and 10 tons <>f armament’ It has a range of 7500 miles and , carries a crew <>f 10 I'.’, wing span is: 212 feet and it i driven by 6 ur Wright j Duple x er. }“ih-«. each developing 2000 j horse pmver It n'dains a speed of be* ! tween 200 and 250 miles an htnjrs at j about 25.000 feet It is .staled that the armaments de- j •at’.- S’, h’l’li are kept s.-cr<-t ■••.’ill enB’9 !„-.<! ..!f attack-: (rmn . •a-v.-ral tight-TS at uiu-e witlmut nvas*- ! an.-.- firm c.-emtmg aircraft
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 February 1941, Page 5
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152GIANT BOMBER Wairarapa Times-Age, 19 February 1941, Page 5
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