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Joseph Testagrose
May 2nd 13, 12:52 PM

Netko
May 3rd 13, 08:58 AM
On Fri, 3 May 2013 07:15:10 +0100, DAN wrote
(in article >):

> What happened behind the cockpit?
>
> A prop blade separated?
>

It's not a bug, it's a feature.

This aircraft was one of three Harrows converted in 1939 as tankers for
experiments with in-flight refuelling. The conversion included putting a
window in the fuselage so that the boffins could see what was going on.

See:

http://1000aircraftphotos.com/Contributions/Trempe/2725.htm

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