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Old 4th Nov 2012, 13:20
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Heathrow Harry
 
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according to Masons "The British Bomber" the Mk II served with 100 Sq at Seletar from December 1933

it was replaced by the Mk III, introduced in 1935 and these only served in the Far East with 100 Sq and with 36 Sq at Seletar - 10 survivors of the war in Malaya were withdrawn to Java in 1942

no data on what sort of prop the Mk II and III had but the Mk IV (only 18 built) had a cowled engine and only served in the UK

pity we can't see th e cockpit area - the Mk II carried two crew, the III 3 crew

looking at the gubbins between the wheels under the fuselage it looks as if this was a bomb equipped plane and therefore more probably 100 Sq. - the torpedo installation was very clean under the fuselage

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