How to Recognise Aircraft
The Curtiss Kittyhawk.—This fighter has done much good work. The engine has a characteristic note which is easily recognised with a little practice.
CVtTUI » «M utmuwi ■-■ s ■ Principal Structural Features. —A single-engined low-wing monoplane with retractable undercarriage. The wings are highly tapered with nearly all the taper on the trailing edge, and have considerable dihedral. The fuselage is very slim in plan but deep in profile, with a bulky nose. The top of the engine forms a horizontal straight line \ FACING TROUBLE “Wisdom is simply Truth” . . . . Well then, a wisdom-tooth proves this old remark a cert .... “The truth can well hurt.”
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Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 28, 27 November 1942, Page 1
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105How to Recognise Aircraft Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 28, 27 November 1942, Page 1
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