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Old 26th Aug 2012, 16:58
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Nuuumannn
 
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The Monarch-engined Battle was sent to Wright Field for evaluation, and flew 250 hrs while there.
The very same as in the picture above of Fairey Battle I K9370 (for the spotters). The Fairey P-24 engine was to be put into production by Ford in the USA to power the P-47 Thunderbolt, but that didn't happen, obviously. One of the Monarch engines survives at the FAA Museum at Yeovilton.
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