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Whirlwind Mk 2 XJ.429 (Pratt and Whitney R.1340/40) brief performance and handling...
Catalogue reference: AVIA 18/2486
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This record is about the Whirlwind Mk 2 XJ.429 (Pratt and Whitney R.1340/40) brief performance and handling... dating from 1955 Jan 01-1955 Dec 31 in the series Air Ministry and successors: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment: Reports.... It is held at The National Archives, Kew.
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- 1955 Jan 01-1955 Dec 31
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Whirlwind Mk 2 XJ.429 (Pratt and Whitney R.1340/40) brief performance and handling trials and assessment of various modifications
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- The National Archives, Kew
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- 912/2 PT 1
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Air Ministry and successors: Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment: Reports...
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