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Bristol Buckingham

Designed as a fast, light twin-engined bomber. Delivery was delayed because the engines were unavailable. Handling was poor, and performance unimpressive. The operational need for them had disappeared when they were delivered. The Buckingham was mainly used as fast transport.

General characteristics Buckingham B Mk.I
Primary function	Light bomber
Power plant	Two Bristol Centaurus VII engines
Thrust	2x 2,521 HP		2x 1,880 kW
Wingspan	71.8 ft		21.89 m
Length	46.8 ft		14.27 m
Height	17.5 ft		5.33 m
Wingarea	708 sq ft		65.77 sq m
Weight	empty	24,040 lb	10,905 kg
	max.	38,050 lb	17,259 kg
Speed	330 mph		531 km/h
Ceiling	25,000 ft		7,620 m
Range	3,180 mi		5,118 km
Armament	10x 7.7mm machine gun; 1,814 kg bombs
Crew	Four
Date deployed	1944
Number built	123

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