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I have often mused about the prospect of the Fairey Rotodyne Z being procured instead of the Andover. According to Damien Burke in his outstanding TSR-2 book the original requirement for AW.681 was 62 aircraft. For the Belfast (which should have been the HP.111) it was 30 though I have only ever seen that number on wiki, does anyone know where it came from?For the Belfast:From: http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1967/nov/13/committee-of-public-accounts-reports#S5CV0754P0_19671113_HOC_339
I have often mused about the prospect of the Fairey Rotodyne Z being procured instead of the Andover. According to Damien Burke in his outstanding TSR-2 book the original requirement for AW.681 was 62 aircraft. For the Belfast (which should have been the HP.111) it was 30 though I have only ever seen that number on wiki, does anyone know where it came from?
For the Belfast:
From: http://hansard.millbanksystems.com/commons/1967/nov/13/committee-of-public-accounts-reports#S5CV0754P0_19671113_HOC_339