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1945-2004 The Bristol 170 Freighter story, 2 Dec 1945 - 6 Sep 2004 - Links & Videos.
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Bristol Freighter B170 specs, AirPlane magazine, p1452.
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Bristol Freighter B170 specs, AirPlane magazine, p1453.
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1945 The prototype Bristol Freighter, MK.X1 G-AGPV, 2 Dec 1945.
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1946 Mk.21 Bristol Freighter production line at Filton, Bristol, Aug 1946.
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1948 Bristol Freighter fuselage construction.
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Bristol Freighter Nose Doors mounted & hinged so that they provided an unobstructed access to the cargo hold.
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Bristol Freighter Nose Door Entry Hatch Drawing.
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Bristol Freighter Nose Door Entry Hatch Steps.
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Bristol Freighter Nose Door Entry Hatch. The lifting strap attaches to pin bottom right & clips to button bottom left.
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Bristol Freighter Nose Door Entry Hatch Latches.
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1948 Bristol Freighter flight deck hood construction.
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1948 The Bristol Freighter flight deck showing the top hatch that was later hinged from the front.
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1948 Bristol Freighter crew ladder & hatch to the flight deck.
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RNZAF Bristol Freighter cockpit ladder. Many a crew member will have clambered up one of these to the flight deck.
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1948 Bristol Freighter Nose door operating mechanism.
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c1950 Para-drop aimer's position on the starboard nose door of a Bristol Freighter.
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c1950 Navigator's position in the front of a Bristol Freighter.
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c1950 Pilot's position on the port side of the cockpit, with seat removed, in a Bristol Freighter.
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1948 Bristol Freighter dual control flight deck.
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1948 Bristol Freighter Overall dimensions of the Mk.21 model. Image from a brochure produced by the Bristol Aircraft Company for the Bristol 170 New Type Mk 21 Freighter with rounded wingtips and tailplane and the Hercules 672 engines, Jul 1948.
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1948 Bristol Freighter Avionic equipment.
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1948 Bristol Freighter centre wing construction.
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1948 Bristol Freighter outer wing construction.
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1948 Bristol Freighter pneumatic brake components.
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1950 New Features of the Type 170 Mark 31 Aircraft. A close-up of the strengthened undercarriage unit, which permits operation at greater all-up weight.
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1948 Bristol Freighter Avionic equipment.
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Bristol Freighter B170 aerials: what they are called and what they are for.
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1947 Bristol Freighter, G-AGVC is put through a series of loading tests at Manitoba, 8 Jan 1947.
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1947 Bristol Freighter, G-AGVC is put through a series of loading tests at Manitoba, 8 Jan 1947.
