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419:(42): 1362–1367. 16 October 1919. No. 564
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315:107 mph (172 km/h, 93 kn)
407:"Sopwith (Australia) Transport Machine"
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110:crashed, rebuilt as 8-seater transport
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351:Robertson 1970, pp. 236–237, 240–241.
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250:10 ft 8 in (3.25 m)
238:31 ft 6 in (9.60 m)
35:Sopwith Wallaby G-EAKS, side view
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256:583 sq ft (54.2 m)
381:Sopwith-The Man and his Aircraft
218:Sopwith—The Man and his Aircraft
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665:Sopwith Pusher Seaplane/S PG N
383:. Letchworth, UK: Air Review.
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903:Circuit of Britain floatplane
660:Circuit of Britain floatplane
268:5,200 lb (2,359 kg)
262:2,780 lb (1,261 kg)
1120:Aircraft first flown in 1919
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43:Long-range transport biplane
288:, 360 hp (270 kW)
158:England to Australia flight
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205:Australian Aerial Services
119:Australian Aerial Services
379:Robertson, Bruce (1970).
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65:Sopwith Aviation Company
1100:1910s British airliners
223:General characteristics
172:The Wallaby registered
94:; 104 years ago
958:Hispano-Suiza Triplane
521:Hispano-Suiza Triplane
360:Jackson, A.J. (1974).
282:Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII
162:Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII
146:Kingston upon Thames
168:Operational history
675:Admiralty Type 138
670:Admiralty Type 137
364:. London: Putnam.
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339:References
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