Airplanes - Types - Photo of a huge Handley-Page bombing machine which was built by the Standard Aero Corporation, Elizabeth, N.J. is one of the type that will be built in the U.S. for the British government. The machine has a wing spread of 150 feet with the weight of five tons and is capable of lifting from four to six thousand pounds, with two liberty motors. The speed will be between 90 to 100 miles per hour. It is rumored that this type of machine will probably be used in attempting the Trans-Atlantic flight
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Photographer: Kadel & Herbert
Airplanes - Types
Public domain photograph of experimental aircraft, prototype, aviation design and development, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
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Date
1917 - 1918
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The U.S. National Archives
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