Ernie P.

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Good to hear from you, uncljoe. Not the answer which I seek, but not a bad answer. Perhaps the next clue will narrow your search. Thanks; Ernie P.


What warbird do I describe?

Clues:
1. This aircraft was the most important of its type, at the time, for its military.
2. But it was also the only one of its type, at the time, in its military.
3. It was developed for the military, but much of the testing was conducted by a civil aviation business.
4. This aircraft first flew in 1935.
5. This aircraft set a number of distance/speed records.
6. One of these aircraft set a distance record, flying over 5,000 miles from start point.
7. This was a development of an earlier type.