Britain's Bombing Power
based in England and Suez could- between them patrol nearly all Europe and a goodly part of Africa and Asia. They can fly 3,200 miles non-stop at almost 200 m.p.-h. Vickers Wellington geodetic bombers are powered by two 900 h.p. Bristol engines, have huge bomb capacity and are manned by five aviators. Their defensive armaments comprise three machine guns. (Geodetic construction resembles a shell of metal basketwork. It minimises weight and increases internal space by the absence of cross-bracing struts inside the framework.) — G in of Britain’s newest bombers Britain’s Air Force is also receiving first deliveries of a new type Bristol bomber, claimed by Reynolds News to be the most powerful in the world. Twin engines of 2,000 h.p. each supply enough power to carry the machine 1,600 miles and back with a severalton load of high explosives. Maximum speed is estimated at 350 m.p.h.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 1, Issue 13, 22 September 1939, Page 12
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