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Avro 539

YEAR BUILT:

1919

NUMBER BUILT:

1

WINGSPAN:

25 ft 6 in

LENGTH:

21 ft 4 in

HEIGHT:

9 ft 9 in

CREW:

1

MAX SPEED:

125 mph

POWERPLANT:

1 x 240 hp Siddeley Puma or 1 x 450 hp Napier Lion

ARMAMENT:

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Avro 539 at Bournemouth on 10th September 1919.

NOTES:

Single-seater racer aeroplane which could be raced as a landplane or seaplane. Entered the 1919 Schneider Trophy Race as the reserve aircraft for the British team.

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