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Old 11th Nov 2015, 23:19
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RAFEngO74to09
 
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Warmtoast,

303 AS/T and 45 AEW aircraft built in 7 years 1953-1959 - so pretty much one per week on average. Almost unbelievable numbers by the norms of today for a couple of niche roles - but the RN had several carriers back then and some were built for export to Australia and West Germany.
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