Aircraft in Suez
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Armstrong Whitworth Meteor NF.13 |
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Type: |
Ground attack fighter |
Powerplant: |
Two 3,700lb static thrust Derwent 8 engines |
Speed (Km/h): |
962 at 3,050m |
Range (Km): |
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Wingspan (m): |
13.11 |
Length (m): |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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: |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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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