The RAAF's Yacht Club??

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Shay
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The RAAF's Yacht Club??

Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:39 pm

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:44 pm

Squadron code 'RB' makes it Australia's 10 Squadron RAAF, deployed to Coastal Command, Britain from 1939 - 1945.

10 Squadron's engineering staff, in parallel with Short's staff, were responsible for hanging Pratt & Whitney 1830 engines on the Mk.III Sunderland to make the much more powerful Mk.V.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Short_Sund ... and_Mark_V

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Thu Aug 27, 2009 10:46 pm

Much obliged :D

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