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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:No._58_Group_RAF
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gptkbp:aircraft_operated
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:armament
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8 × .303 in Browning machine guns
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gptkbp:bomb_load
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up to 4,000 lb (1,800 kg)
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gptkbp:crew
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gptkb:6
6 personnel
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gptkbp:date
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1936-1940
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gptkbp:debut_year
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1941
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gptkbp:decommissioned
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1946
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gptkbp:design
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gptkb:Short_Brothers
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gptkbp:engine
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4 × Bristol Hercules radial engines
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gptkbp:engine_type
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gptkb:engine
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gptkbp:first_flight
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1946
1940-05-14
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gptkbp:height
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6.10 m
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Short Stirling Mk. I
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gptkbp:influenced
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post-war bomber designs
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:aircraft
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gptkbp:introduced
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1941
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gptkbp:is_used_by
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gptkb:military_base
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gptkbp:legacy
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paved the way for larger bombers.
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gptkbp:length
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27.43 m
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gptkbp:manufacturer
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gptkb:Short_Brothers
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gptkbp:max_speed
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400 km/h
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gptkbp:mission
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Dams Raid
over Germany
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gptkbp:nickname
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Stirling
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gptkbp:number_built
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2,300
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gptkbp:operational_area
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1941
1946
1941-1946
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gptkbp:primary_user
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gptkb:Royal_Air_Force_Bomber_Command
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gptkbp:range
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1,500 km
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gptkbp:retired
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1946
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gptkbp:retirement_year
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1946
strategic bombing missions
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gptkbp:role
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strategic bombing
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gptkbp:service_ceiling
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20,000 ft
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gptkbp:services
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1941-1946
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gptkbp:significance
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first four-engine bomber in RAF service
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gptkbp:squadrons
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gptkb:7_Squadron_RAF
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gptkbp:successor
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gptkb:noble_title
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gptkbp:variant
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Short Stirling Mk. II
Short Stirling Mk. III
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gptkbp:wingspan
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30.18 m
99 ft 0 in
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