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171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
147:
145:
143:
139:
134:
129:
125:
121:
118:
114:
106:
104:
102:
98:
94:
90:
86:
76:
71:
70:
66:
64:First flight
63:
62:
59:
56:
54:Manufacturer
53:
52:
45:
42:
41:
38:
33:
29:
24:
19:
16:
1811:Experimental
1654:
1629:DH.114 Heron
1624:DH.106 Comet
1619:DH.104 Devon
1569:DH.84 Dragon
1468:DH.11 Oxford
1463:DH.10 Amiens
1458:DH.9A Ninack
1407:DH.112 Venom
1279:Moth Trainer
1249:Menasco Moth
1239:Leopard Moth
1234:Humming Bird
712:
465:Biplane No.2
460:Biplane No.1
448:de Havilland
435:de Havilland
374:
355:
346:
334:
323:
305:
299:
294:Stall speed:
293:
287:
280:
278:
272:
267:ADC Airdisco
262:
256:
250:
244:
238:
232:
226:
223:2 passengers
220:
214:
207:
205:
200:
199:
185:
181:
179:
165:
161:
151:
141:
137:
133:ADC Airdisco
112:
110:
93:de Havilland
84:
82:
73:Number built
58:de Havilland
15:
1802:DH.88 Comet
1614:DH.104 Dove
1478:DH.27 Derby
1473:DH.14 Okapi
1229:Hornet Moth
1209:Hermes Moth
1099:Comet (jet)
1094:Cirrus Moth
281:Performance
273:Propellers:
263:Powerplant:
1889:Categories
1736:DH.60 Moth
1670:DH.60 Moth
1274:Moth Minor
1269:Moth Major
1254:Metal Moth
1199:Gipsy Moth
1184:Genet Moth
327:References
245:Wing area:
186:Miss Kenya
184:and named
1761:DH.93 Don
1497:Passenger
1319:Sea Venom
1314:Sea Vixen
1309:Queen Bee
1304:Puss Moth
1219:Highclere
1204:Hawk Moth
1154:Dragonfly
1134:Doncaster
1079:Albatross
450:numerical
233:Wingspan:
221:Capacity:
201:Data from
91:built by
1900:Biplanes
1724:Trainers
1360:Fighters
1259:Mosquito
1174:Fox Moth
1169:Flamingo
1164:Hercules
1089:Canberra
452:sequence
441:aircraft
313:See also
1431:Bombers
1353:By role
1339:Vampire
1334:Trident
1179:Gazelle
1159:Express
1124:Dominie
1119:Dolphin
1072:By name
239:Height:
227:Length:
101:Edgware
89:biplane
1827:Drones
1780:Racers
1648:Sports
1639:DH.125
1422:DH.116
1299:Oxford
1289:Ninack
1284:M'pala
1244:Mantis
1224:Hornet
1144:Dragon
1084:Amiens
1063:DH.126
1058:DH.125
1053:DH.123
1048:DH.122
1043:DH.121
1038:DH.120
1033:DH.119
1028:DH.118
1023:DH.116
1018:DH.115
1013:DH.114
1008:DH.113
1003:DH.112
998:DH.110
993:DH.108
988:DH.106
983:DH.105
978:DH.104
973:DH.103
968:DH.102
963:DH.101
958:DH.100
381:
362:
182:G-EBIR
166:G-EBIR
162:VP-KAA
142:DH.51B
138:DH.51A
120:engine
117:RAF 1A
21:DH.51
1874:T.K.5
1869:T.K.4
1864:T.K.3
1859:T.K.2
1854:T.K.1
1792:DH.9R
1787:DH.4R
1655:DH.51
1609:DH.96
1539:DH.34
1534:DH.32
1524:DH.18
1519:DH.16
1514:DH.9C
1509:DH.9B
1504:DH.4A
1382:DH.77
1344:Venom
1294:Okapi
1214:Heron
1114:Devon
1109:Derby
1104:Comet
953:DH.99
948:DH.98
943:DH.97
938:DH.96
933:DH.95
928:DH.94
923:DH.93
918:DH.92
913:DH.91
908:DH.90
903:DH.89
898:DH.88
893:DH.87
888:DH.86
883:DH.85
878:DH.84
873:DH.83
868:DH.82
863:DH.81
858:DH.80
853:DH.79
848:DH.78
843:DH.77
838:DH.76
833:DH.75
828:DH.74
823:DH.73
818:DH.72
813:DH.71
808:DH.70
803:DH.69
798:DH.68
793:DH.67
788:DH.66
783:DH.65
778:DH.64
773:DH.63
768:DH.62
763:DH.61
758:DH.60
753:DH.59
748:DH.58
743:DH.57
738:DH.56
733:DH.55
728:DH.54
723:DH.53
718:DH.52
713:DH.51
708:DH.50
703:DH.49
698:DH.48
693:DH.47
688:DH.46
683:DH.45
678:DH.44
673:DH.43
668:DH.42
663:DH.41
658:DH.40
653:DH.39
648:DH.38
643:DH.37
638:DH.36
633:DH.35
628:DH.34
623:DH.33
618:DH.32
613:DH.31
608:DH.30
603:DH.29
598:DH.28
593:DH.27
588:DH.26
583:DH.25
578:DH.24
573:DH.23
568:DH.22
563:DH.21
558:DH.20
553:DH.19
548:DH.18
543:DH.17
538:DH.16
533:DH.15
528:DH.14
523:DH.12
518:DH.11
513:DH.10
508:DH.9C
504:DH.9A
439:Airco
215:Crew:
158:Kenya
113:DH.51
67:1924
43:Role
1731:DH.6
1448:DH.4
1443:DH.3
1438:DH.1
1377:DH.5
1372:DH.2
1367:DH.1
1264:Moth
1139:Dove
500:DH.9
495:DH.6
490:DH.5
485:DH.4
480:DH.3
475:DH.2
470:DH.1
437:and
379:ISBN
360:ISBN
265:1 ×
83:The
1129:Don
124:war
95:at
1891::
506:/
502:/
144:.
103:.
99:,
77:3
427:e
420:t
413:v
387:.
368:.
217:1
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