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256:Radial, 225 hp (168 kW) each
368:. South Carolina: Arcadia Publishing.
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310:13.2 lb/hp (8.0 kg/kW)
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168:Grosse Ile Municipal Airport
406:Images of the Towle TA-3:-
183:Specifications (Towle TA-3)
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