DUKE OF KENT SEES NEW AIRCRAFT - When the Duke of Kent visited a Royal air Force station, he inspected many new types of American aircraft which are being put into service with the Royal Air Force. Among them were the Brewster "BUFFALO" and the Douglas [BOSTON] The Buffalo is a mid-wing monoplane with very short and deep fuselage. The undercarriage retracts partly into the wing and partly into the fuselage. Power is provided by a Wright "CYCLONE" 9-cylinder radial aircooled engine. The aircraft will function as a land fighter. The Boston is a twin-engined light bomber of u
DUKE OF KENT SEES NEW AIRCRAFT - When the Duke of Kent visited a Royal air Force station, he inspected many new types of American aircraft which are being put into service with the Royal Air Force. Among them were the Brewster "BUFFALO" and the Douglas [BOSTON] The Buffalo is a mid-wing monoplane with very short and deep fuselage. The undercarriage retracts partly into the wing and partly into the fuselage. Power is provided by a Wright "CYCLONE" 9-cylinder radial aircooled engine. The aircraft will function as a land fighter. The Boston is a twin-engined light bomber of unorthodox design. The fuselage is deep and narrow and curls upwards towards the tail. The undercarriage is of the tricycle type. The Duke of Kent steps out of the Lockheed Hudson in which he flew to the station Royal Air Force
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