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Old January 18th 10, 03:36 AM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Steven P. McNicoll[_2_]
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Default Britain Between the Wars - Armstrong Whitworth Whitley 03.jpg (1/1)

Andrew Chaplin wrote:

Destined to be aerial chum when flying against Germany in 1939. Poor
*******s.


Not as much as you'd think. The Whitley was designed to an Air Ministry
specification for a heavy night bomber, it didn't suffer the early heavy
losses the Hampden and Wellington did in day operations.