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Evan, Thanks, anything will be appreciated. Ivor

My "Aircraft of the Fighting Powers" gives the maximum range of the Bombay as 2230 miles, which agrees with your 3589km, so there's some consistency to start. the fuel load is given as 925 gallons, or 6785 lb. Assuming you trade 2000 lb fuel for bombs, then you are down to 70% fuel. Since you...

Evan, Thansks for the reply, I'm talking about the original Dragon. The Collings one is now painted as Witchcraft, and I took lots of photos of that one when it was in Seattle a few weeks ago. You say the original one was painted both sides, do you have any references or photos to show the...

I'm researching "The Dragon and his tail" and have found several photos of the starboard side showing the dragon art work. I have also found one statement that said the port side was unpainted. I have also found two drawings of the plane showing the port side with the dragon on that side also...