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Old 21st Jun 2020, 00:36
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India Four Two
 
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That didn't last long! Two 40 HP Carden-Ford engines. It didn't perform very well with both engines running!

The Bee, registered G-AEWC, first flew on 3 April 1937 at Heston Aerodrome piloted by Hubert Broad. Engine cooling problems required a forced landing, and there were immediate comments on its sluggish handling in the air and on its cross-wind taxying problems due to the narrow track undercarriage. This was the Bee's only flight; ...




https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carden-Baynes_Bee

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