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316:
311:
302:
268:
261:
249:
245:Douglas DC-4
233:
232:
221:
215:
209:
202:
200:
187:
181:
175:
169:
163:
157:
151:
145:
138:
136:
132:
131:
114:
98:Air Ministry
95:
77:
75:
66:Number built
15:
1786:Sandringham
1556:SB.4 Sherpa
1435:Triple-Twin
1425:Tandem-Twin
1295:Sandringham
1179:SD.3-60/360
1174:SD.3-30/330
482:Tandem-Twin
477:Triple-Twin
203:Performance
188:Powerplant:
110:Fairey FC1s
92:Development
21:Short S.32
1881:Categories
1737:Transports
1687:Sunderland
1420:Sunderland
1340:'Shamrock'
253:References
164:Wing area:
78:Short S.32
1701:Trainers:
1672:Springbok
1652:Singapore
1647:'G-Class'
1585:Fighters:
1461:Airships:
1400:Springbok
1375:Singapore
1305:Satellite
1245:'G-Class'
1205:'C-Class'
989:S.45 (II)
755:Post-1921
513:sequence:
511:Early 'S'
467:Dunne D.5
288:cite book
158:Wingspan:
146:Capacity:
133:Data from
57:Designer
1811:Shetland
1723:Sturgeon
1667:Shetland
1662:Sarafand
1624:Crusader
1601:Gliders:
1525:Sturgeon
1520:Stirling
1493:Bombers:
1405:Stirling
1365:'Shrimp'
1355:Shetland
1300:Sarafand
1240:'Folder'
1230:Crusader
1225:Cromarty
1210:Calcutta
1022:sequence
984:S.45 (I)
757:sequence
440:Pre-1921
434:aircraft
315:Brookes
229:See also
1831:Valetta
1806:Sealand
1766:G-Class
1756:Belfast
1692:Seaford
1657:Rangoon
1617:Racers:
1592:Gurnard
1515:Sperrin
1454:By type
1445:Valetta
1390:Sperrin
1330:Sealand
1325:Seaford
1290:Rangoon
1270:Mercury
1255:Gurnard
1215:Chamois
1195:Belfast
1019:S.B.A.C
152:Length:
1826:Skyvan
1821:Sherpa
1816:Solent
1801:Scylla
1728:Tucano
1608:Nimbus
1505:Seamew
1500:Bomber
1440:Tucano
1385:Solent
1380:Skyvan
1335:Seamew
1320:Scylla
1285:Nimbus
1280:Mussel
1235:Empire
1220:Cockle
1200:Bomber
492:Bomber
390:
374:Flight
317:Flight
276:
222:Range:
1791:Scion
1771:Hythe
1510:Shirl
1360:Shirl
1310:Scion
1188:Names
1009:S.312
804:S.8/8
26:Role
1776:Kent
1718:S.38
1708:S.27
1571:SC.9
1566:SC.1
1561:SB.5
1551:SB.1
1275:Maia
1260:Kent
1169:SD.2
1164:SD.1
1159:SC.9
1154:SC.8
1149:SC.7
1144:SC.6
1139:SC.5
1134:SC.4
1129:SC.3
1124:SC.2
1119:SC.1
1114:SB.9
1109:SB.8
1104:SB.7
1099:SB.6
1094:SB.5
1089:SB.4
1084:SB.3
1079:SB.2
1074:SB.1
1069:SA.9
1064:SA.8
1059:SA.7
1054:SA.6
1049:SA.5
1044:SA.4
1039:SA.3
1034:SA.2
1029:SA.1
1004:S.48
999:S.47
994:S.46
979:S.44
974:S.43
969:S.42
964:S.41
959:S.40
954:S.39
949:S.38
944:S.37
939:S.36
934:S.35
929:S.34
924:S.33
919:S.32
914:S.31
909:S.30
904:S.29
899:S.28
894:S.27
889:S.26
884:S.25
879:S.24
874:S.23
869:S.22
864:S.21
859:S.20
854:S.19
849:S.18
844:L.17
839:S.17
834:S.16
829:S.15
824:S.14
819:S.12
814:S.11
809:S.10
661:N.2B
656:N.2A
651:N.1B
635:S.81
630:S.80
625:S.62
620:S.53
615:S.52
610:S.51
605:S.50
600:S.49
595:S.48
590:S.45
585:S.44
580:S.43
575:S.41
570:S.39
565:S.38
560:S.36
555:S.35
550:S.34
545:S.33
540:S.32
535:S.29
530:S.28
525:S.27
520:S.26
388:ISBN
294:link
274:ISBN
190:4 ×
104:and
76:The
1751:360
1746:330
1483:R38
1476:R32
1469:R31
799:S.8
794:S.7
789:S.6
784:S.5
779:S.4
774:S.3
769:S.2
764:S.1
742:830
737:827
732:320
727:310
722:301
717:184
712:166
707:136
702:135
666:N.3
84:to
1883::
697:81
692:74
687:42
371:.
333:^
290:}}
286:{{
682:3
424:e
417:t
410:v
396:.
296:)
282:.
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