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VALENTINE’S “AIRCRAFT RECONGNITION” CARDS&#13;
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VALENTINE &amp; SONS, LTD.,&#13;
DUNDEE AND LONDON&#13;
Printed in Gt. Britain.&#13;
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[page break]&#13;
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“THE PROFICIENCY TEST” SERIES. No. – 53&#13;
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THE MESSERSCHMITT Me 109E&#13;
GERMAN FIGHTER.&#13;
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One 985 h.p. Mercedes Benz DB601A air-cooled motor.&#13;
Armament: two 20 m.m. cannon in the wings and two machine guns on the motor cowling. Can carry one 500lb. or four 110 lb. bombs.&#13;
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Dimensions. – Span, 32 ft. 3 1/4 in.; length, 26 ft. 8 in.; height, 7 ft. 6 in.; wing area, 174 sq. ft.; aspect ratio, 6.00.&#13;
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Weights. – Empty, 4,360 lb.; loaded, 5,400 lb.&#13;
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Performance. – Max. speed, 354 m.p.h. at 14,760 ft.; range, 560 miles at 248 m.p.h.; initial climb 3,100 ft. per min.; service ceiling, 36,000 ft.&#13;
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[drawing x 3]&#13;
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THESE DRAWINGS, REPRODUCED FROM “AIRCRAFT INDENTIFICATION.”&#13;
ARE THE COPYRIGHT OF “THE AEROPLANE.”&#13;
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RECOGNITION POINTS. – Low wings, marked dihedral, straight taper, square cut tips, short squat fuselage, single fin and rudder, braced tailplane. Radiators under nose and trailing edges of wing roots. Undercarriage retracts outwards.</text>
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