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Old 10-23-2005 | 11:12 AM
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Jim,

It was the Hillson FH.40 ... a modification to the Hawker Hurricane

Top wings had internal fuel tanks, used for long flights, and when the fuel tanks were empty, the entire top wing could be jettisoned...

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