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287:9.64 lb/sq ft (47.1 kg/m)
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444:The Grahame-White Day Bomber "Ganymede"
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16:Prototype British heavy night bomber
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244:16,000 lb (7,257 kg)
238:11,500 lb (5,216 kg)
194:The British Bomber since 1914
116:Grahame-White Aviation Company
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199:General characteristics
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110:Development and design
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178:Aircraft registration
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670:Twin-boom aircraft
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331:See also
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629:G.W.E.7
614:Type 21
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594:Type XV
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