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Aircraft in Suez


Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF13

Avro Shackleton

BAC Canberra B6

BAC Canberra PR7

Bristol Sycamore

De Havilland Sea Venom

De Havilland Venom

Douglas Skyraider

Handley Page Hastings

Hawker Hunter F5

Hawker Sea Hawk

Gloster Meteor FR9s

Vickers Valetta C.1

Vickers Valiant B1

Westland Whirlwind

Westland Wyvern


 
 

Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.13

Type:

Ground attack fighter

Powerplant:

Two 3,700lb static thrust Derwent 8 engines

Speed (Km/h):

962 at 3,050m

Range (Km):

Wingspan (m):

13.11

Length (m):

Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg)

9,313kg

Weapons:

Four 20mm Hispanio nose cannon plus underwing weapons load

Crew:

2

Notes:

Tropicalized Night Fighter version; Slightly lower ceiling and less range, 9088kg maximum take off weight, larger wingspan and radar.

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Avro Shackleton M.R.3

Type:

Maritime Reconnaissance and Strike

Powerplant: 

4 Rolls-Royce Griffon 57A, V-12 liquid cooled, 2450hp

Speed (Km/h): 

486 at sea level

Range (Km): 

6780

Service Ceiling (m): 

6100

Wingspan (m): 

36.53

Length (m): 

26.62

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

45360

Guns: 

2 20mm cannon

Bombs etc: 

10000lb ordnance

Crew: 

10

Notes: 

Details for MR3 version

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BAC Canberra B.6

Type:

Photo-reconnaissance aircraft

Powerplant

Two Rolls-Royce Avon 206 turbojets of 11,250lbst

Speed (Km/h)

917 at 12192m

Range (km)

4274

Service Ceiling (m)

14630

Wingspan ((m)

19.49

Length (m)

19.96

Bombload (kg)

6,000lb

Crew

3

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BAC Canberra PR7

Type:

Photo-reconnaissance aircraft

Powerplant

Two Rolls-Royce Avon 206 turbojets of 11,250lbst

Speed (Km/h)

917 at 12192m

Range (km)

4274

Service Ceiling (m)

14630

Wingspan ((m)

19.49

Length (m)

19.96

Crew

3

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Bristol Sycamore

Type:

Transport

Powerplant: 

One 550hp Alvis Leonides 73

Speed (Km/h): 

127mph at sea level: Cruise at 105mph

Range (Km): 

431

Service Ceiling (m): 

4,389

Rotor Diameter (m): 

48'7''

Length (m): 

14.7 rotors folded

Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg)

2,545

Guns: 

None

Bombs etc: 

Crew: 

2

Notes: 

Specs for H.C.14. Can carry 2 or 3 passengers or two stretchers. The Sycamore served in Borneo, Cyprus and Malaya

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de Havilland Sea Venom

Type:

Fighter

Powerplant: 

De Havilland Ghost 105 turbojet

Speed (Km/h): 

927 at sea level; 893 at 9,150m

Range (Km): 

1,609

Service Ceiling (m): 

12,192

Wingspan (m):

13.06

Length (m): 

11.17

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

6,985

Guns: 

4 20mm cannons

Bombs etc: 

8x 60 lb rockets

Crew: 

2

Notes: 

Details for FAW Mk 22

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De Havilland Venom N.F.3

Type:

Night-fighter

Powerplant: 

1 de Havilland Ghost 104 turbojet

Speed (Km/h): 

1013

Range (Km): 

1610

Service Ceiling (m): 

15000

Wingspan (m): 

12.7

Length (m): 

11.17

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

7166

Guns: 

4 20mm cannon in nose

Bombs etc: 

2,000lb on some versions

Crew: 

2

Notes: 

Details for NF.3

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Douglas Skyraider

Type:

Strike fighter

Powerplant: 

One 2,700hp Wright R-3350-26WA 18-cylinder, two-row radial piston engine driving a four-blade constant-speed propeller

Speed (Km/h): 

322 at 18,000 feet

Range (Km): 

2,116

Service Ceiling (m): 

8,685

Wingspan (m): 

15.25

Length (m): 

11.84

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

11,340

Guns: 

Normally Four wing-mounted 20-mm cannon, each with 200 rounds of ammunition, but not sure if fitted to AEW versions 

Bombs etc: 

Normally 8,000lb of stores but not fitted to AEW aircraft. One Ton of Radar equipment in pod under fuselage.

Crew: 

3

Notes: 

Details for the A-1H, FAA used the AEW Mk.1 During the Suez crisis.

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Gloster Meteor FR9

Type:

Ground attack fighter

Powerplant:

Two 3,500lb static thrust Derwent 8 engines

Speed (Km/h):

962 at 3,050m

Range (Km):

965

Wingspan (m):

11.32

Length (m):

13.59

Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg)

7,121

Weapons:

Four 20mm Hispanio nose cannon

Crew:

1

Notes:

No ordnance load, replaced by Reconnaissance cameras

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Handley Page Hastings C.1

Type:

Transport

Powerplant: 

4 Bristol Hercules 106, 14-cylinder, air-cooled, radials, 1675hp

Speed (Km/h): 

560 at 6770m

Range (Km): 

6840

Service Ceiling (m): 

8080

Wingspan (m): 

34.44

Length (m): 

25.19

Maximum Take Off Weight (kG)

36288

Bombs etc:

50 passengers

Crew:

5

Notes:

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Hawker Hunter F.5

Type:

Fighter

Powerplant: 

1 Rolls-Royce Sapphire 8,000lb static thrust turbojet

Speed (Km/h): 

1142

Range (Km): 

3085

Service Ceiling (m): 

15700

Wingspan (m): 

10.26

Length (m): 

13.98

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

8051

Guns: 

4 30mm cannon with 100 rounds each 

Bombs etc: 

6000lb of ordnance

Crew: 

1

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Hawker Sea Hawk

Type:

Maritime Strike fighter

Powerplant: 

Rolls-Royce Nene 103 5,200lb thrust turbojet

Speed (Km/h): 

964 at sea level

Range (Km): 

772 on Internal fuel

Service Ceiling (m): 

13,650

Wingspan (m): 

11.89

Length (m): 

12.09

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

7,327

Guns: 

Four 20mm cannon

Bombs etc: 

External wing load, rockets and bombs

Crew: 

1

Notes: 

Details for the FGA Mk6 version. FAA interceptor and close air support aircraft.

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Vickers Valetta

Type:

Transport

Powerplant: 

Two 1,975hp Bristol Hercules 230

Speed (Km/h): 

258mph at 10,000ft. Cruise 211mph

Range (Km): 

1,410 miles (maximum) or 360 miles with 34 troops or 530 miles with 20 paratroops

Service Ceiling (m): 

22,000ft

Wingspan (m): 

89'3''

Length (m): 

62'1''

Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg)

16,590

Crew: 

4

Notes: 

Capacity for 34 troops, 20 paratroops or freight. Details for C.1 version.

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Vickers Valiant B1

Type:

Bomber

Powerplant: 

4 Rolls-Royce Avon 204 turbojet

Speed (Km/h): 

912

Range (Km): 

5550

Service Ceiling (m): 

16460

Wingspan (m): 

34.85

Length (m): 

32.99

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

63504

Bombs etc: 

12,000lb

Crew: 

5

Notes: 

The first V-Bomber to drop weapons in anger, Also the first RAF aircraft to drop a Nuclear Weapon.

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Westland Whirlwind H.A.R

Type:

Search and rescue or Light transport helicopter 

First Flight: 

15/8/1953

Entered Service: 

1953

Powerplant: 

One 600hp Pratt and Whitney R-1340-40

Speed (Km/h): 

110mph at sea level. cruise: 85mph

Range (Km): 

360 miles

Rotor Diameter (m): 

53'

Length (m): 

41'8.5''

Maximum Take Off Weight (Kg)

3,090

Crew: 

3

Notes: 

Details for H.A.R.2 version. 8 passenger payload

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Westland Wyvern

Type:

Strike fighter

Powerplant: 

Armstrong Siddeley Python 3,670 shp turboprop

Speed (Km/h): 

613 at sea level

Range (Km): 

1,464 with external fuel

Service Ceiling (m): 

8,535

Wingspan (m): 

13.42

Length (m): 

12.8

Maximum Take Off Weight (kg)

11,113

Guns: 

Four Hispano 20mm cannon, two in each wing.

Bombs etc: 

Externally bombs, rockets and/or a centreline Torpedo

Crew: 

1

Notes:

Details for the S Mk 4 version. The only British turbo-prop aircraft to see combat use

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