Military Messengers
A forwarded EMail from the Wings Over Warwickshire Website -
I have been discussing the Messenger v Auster for Army Cooperation. The consensus is that politics rather than any fault of the design led to very few military orders for the Messenger.
Barry Clay writes -
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'Just been researching the military production of the Miles Messenger,it speaks for itself 250 ordered,only 21 actually built,this is the breakdown-
RG327 & RG333 two prototypes built at Woodley.
RH368-378 built at Reading.
RH379-409 Cancelled.
RH420-429 built at Newtownards,Northern Ireland.
RH430-468 Cancelled 01-1944
RH483-525 ''
RH539-580 ''
RH595-635 ''
RH648-680 ''
(RG333 was Monty's Messenger of course...HP)
So why were these aircraft cancelled,and where were the 21 aircraft built for the R.A.F actually based ?'
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Let me consult The Oracle and post a reply!
HP