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1389:Sparrowhawk
608:Performance
600:Propellers:
590:Powerplant:
439:New Zealand
411:Grebe Mk II
308:R33 airship
1626:Categories
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864:James 1971
825:Mason 1992
808:James 1971
796:James 1971
784:James 1971
760:James 1971
748:James 1971
735:References
658:Power/mass
633:Endurance:
572:Wing area:
405:Grebe Mk I
1561:Schneider
1464:Gladiator
1444:Goldfinch
1091:0143-7240
1082:Aeroplane
1065:0143-7240
972:0143-5450
560:Wingspan:
532:Data from
425:Operators
345:does not
239:longerons
222:Like the
165:from the
1652:Biplanes
1459:Gauntlet
1424:Gamecock
1148:aircraft
689:See also
668:Armament
326:Variants
312:parasite
232:fuselage
146:Variants
63:Designer
1516:Javelin
1501:E.28/39
1419:Gorcock
1281:SS/G.37
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1246:AS/G.31
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121:Retired
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1601:Survey
1563:Racers
1511:E.1/44
1506:Meteor
1485:F.9/37
1480:F.5/34
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1291:TSR.38
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1606:TC.33
1594:Other
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1434:Goral
1409:Grebe
1276:FS.36
1271:SS.35
1261:SS.34
1201:SS.19
1196:SS.18
676:Guns:
548:Crew:
258:spars
129:RNZAF
21:Grebe
1546:GA.5
1541:GA.4
1536:GA.3
1531:GA.2
1526:GA.1
1429:Guan
1379:Mars
1363:GA.6
1358:GA.5
1353:GA.4
1348:GA.3
1343:GA.2
1338:GA.1
1331:G.50
1326:G.47
1321:G.44
1316:G.43
1311:G.42
1306:G.41
1301:G.40
1296:G.39
1286:G.38
1266:G.35
1251:G.32
1241:G.30
1236:G.28
1231:G.27
1226:G.25
1221:G.23
1216:G.22
1211:G.21
1206:G.20
1191:G.18
1186:G.17
1181:G.16
1176:G.14
1171:G.12
1166:G.11
1104:OCLC
1087:ISSN
1061:ISSN
1042:ISBN
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678:2 ×
592:1 ×
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234:had
208:III
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115:1923
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1575:III
1161:G.1
360:by
254:bay
236:ash
125:RAF
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