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03/19/2005. Remarks by Nico Braas: "The Vickers Vespa was a single-engined multi-purpose military biplane, produced by Vickers in some numbers for export to other countries. One of the later types, the 250 Vespa VII, was specially modified to break the world height record. Carrying the civil registration G-ABIL, it set on September 16, 1932 a height record of 13,404 m (43,976 ft). It was flown on this occasion by Capt. Cyril F. Uwins, the chief test pilot of Bristol company (the supplier of the special Bristol Jupiter engine)." |
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