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J6907 Prototype Short fuselage – 450 hp (340 kW) Lion II engine, later converted to Mk III
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Jarrett, Philip (January 1993). "By Day and By Night – Part 8: Fairey Fawn
Development History".
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Thetford, Owen (February 2003). "By Day and By Night – Part 9: Fairey Fawn
Service History".
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in March 1924, equipping two further regular squadrons,
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First prototype Fawn with short fuselage and single tank
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of the 1920s. It was designed as a replacement for the
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304:468 hp (349 kW) Lion V engine. 20 built.
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367:– September 1927 – October 1929
165:was designed by F Duncanson of
389:The British Bomber since 1914
239:The Fawn entered service with
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686:The British Bomber since 1914
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480:13,850 ft (4,220 m)
439:5,834 lb (2,646 kg)
433:3,481 lb (1,579 kg)
1089:Aircraft first flown in 1923
374:Specifications (Fawn Mk III)
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133:was a British single-engine
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511:1 or 2 × .303 in (7.7 mm)
449:12-cylinder, water-cooled
361:– October 1926 – June 1929
355:– May 1924 – December 1926
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394:General characteristics
343:– April 1924 – May 1927
145:between 1924 and 1929.
994:Ultra-light Helicopter
616:Thetford 1957, p. 202.
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703:Taylor, H. A (1988).
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353:No. 100 Squadron RAF
141:and served with the
954:Firefly (monoplane)
787:Chronological order
656:Mason 1994, p. 150.
634:Mason 1994, p. 149.
595:Mason 1994, p. 148.
537:Related development
507:Vickers machine gun
347:No. 12 Squadron RAF
341:No. 11 Squadron RAF
235:Operational history
35:General information
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451:broad arrow engine
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814:Hamble Baby
555:Airco DH.9A
517:Scarff ring
459:Performance
447:Napier Lion
443:Powerplant:
301:Fawn Mk III
245:11 Squadron
241:12 Squadron
221:Fawn Mk III
186:Napier Lion
171:Airco DH.9A
163:Fairey Fawn
149:Development
139:Airco DH.9A
131:Fairey Fawn
75:F Duncanson
1063:Categories
1004:Gannet AEW
834:Flycatcher
583:References
565:Fairey Fox
425:Wing area:
307:Fawn Mk IV
289:Fawn Mk II
263:Fairey Fox
225:Fawn Mk IV
217:Fawn Mk II
182:floatplane
1048:Tipsy S.2
959:Spearfish
949:Barracuda
914:Swordfish
879:Fleetwing
864:Firefly I
859:Kangourou
844:Fremantle
741:0143-7240
677:0143-7240
643:Thetford
513:Lewis Gun
413:Wingspan:
387:Data from
315:Operators
274:Fawn Mk I
213:Fawn Mk I
193:fuselages
1079:Biplanes
1016:aircraft
999:Rotodyne
964:Gyrodyne
939:Albacore
819:Campania
781:aircraft
532:See also
492:Armament
269:Variants
261:and the
188:engine.
71:Designer
1043:Tipsy M
1033:Tipsy B
989:Delta 2
979:Delta 1
919:Fantôme
829:Pintail
419:Height:
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219:s. The
120:Retired
99:History
974:Gannet
969:Primer
944:Fulmar
934:P.4/34
929:Seafox
924:Battle
909:G.4/31
899:S.9/30
889:Gordon
884:Hendon
849:Ferret
779:Fairey
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839:Fawn
809:N.10
737:ISSN
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690:ISBN
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445:1 ×
247:and
161:The
129:The
123:1929
115:1923
107:1924
40:Type
21:Fawn
854:Fox
824:III
804:N.9
799:N.4
794:F.2
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