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AvroLincoln
 
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1949 UK maiden flights

January 28 Armstrong Whitworth Meteor Night Fighter
(Converted from 4th production Meteor T.7)
March 5 Supermarine Type 398 Attacker
March 9 Avro 696 Shackleton
March 22 Westland W.35 Wyvern
April 4 Gloster G.41C Meteor Mk. III
(Air-to-air refuelling test vehicle)
April 10 Armstrong Whitworth AW.55 Apollo
April 29 Gloster Avon Meteor F.4
(Engine test bed)
May 13 English Electric A.1 Canberra
May Short S.45 Solent 3
(First of 6 conversions from Seaford)
June 15 Gloster G.41 Meteor Mk. 5
(Converted from Meteor Mk. 4)
July 17 Vickers Varsity T.1
July 23 Miles M.69/Handley Page Marathoin II
July 27 de Havilland DH.106 Comet
August 23 Handley Page HP.82 Hermes 5
August 28 de Havilland DH.113 NF.10 Vampire
August Auster J/5B Autocar
August Avro Lancaster III Dart turboprop
(Engine test bed)
September 2 de Havilland DH.112 Venom
September 3 Bristol Type 171 Sycamore Mk. 2
September 4 Bristol Type 167 Brabazon I
September 4 Avro 707
September 17 Avro Athena T.1
September 19 Fairey 17 Type Q Gannet
September 20 Blackburn Y.A.7
September de Havilland Vampire FB.5
October 20 Cierva W.14/Skeeter 2
November 22 Chrislea CH.3 Series 4 Skyjeep 4
(No date known) Douglas Dart turboprop Dakota
(No date known) Westland HR.1 Dragonfly
(1st production, under licence from Sikorsky)
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