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| Crew |
6 |
| Dimensions | 54'9" by 85' by 21'10" 16.69m by 25.91m by 6.65m |
| Weight | 11,250-19,000 lbs 5100-8600 kg |
| Maximum speed | 165 mph 265 km/h |
| Service ceiling | 18,500 feet 5600 meters |
| Power plant | 2 686 kW (920 hp) Bristol Pegasus X radial piston engines |
| Armament | 1 0.30 Lewis fixed nose machine gun 1 0.30 Lewis flexible dorsal machine gun 1 0.30 Lewis flexible tail machine gun |
| External stores | 6500 lbs (2900 kg) of bombs |
| Endurance | 9 hours 36 minutes |
The Supermarine Stranraer was selected
by the Royal Canadian Air
Force as its principal coastal patrol aircraft. About 40 were
constructed by Canadian Vickers under license. Already out of service
in Britain by the end of 1941, eight
of these biplane
flying boats were still in service in Canada when war broke out in the
Pacific, and they were not retired until February 1945. The craft was
known by some crews as "The Whistling Bird Cage" due to its many
bracing wires.
References
Canada's Air Force (accessed 2011-7-4)
RAFMuseum.org (accessed 2011-7-4)
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