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turn supported on ply-wood bulk heads and are very similar to the previous De Haviland types. A large nose radiator is fitted and is completely shuttered.

The oil tank is mounted back of the engine. The gasoline tank is situated right in between the wings, immediately back of the engine and in front of the pilot.

Inasmuch as the fuselage is so deep, the gravity tank is formed in the upper part of the main tank and an ample head of gasoline to the carburetor is assured. Gasoline is fed directly by two independent wind-mill pumps, projected above the fuselage. These can be used in combination, singly, or gravity alone.

The gunner and the pilot are situated immediately back of the trailing edge of the planes and in close proximity to one another. The pilot's armament consists of a Vickers gun mounted on the decking. The gunner's cockpit is provided with a scarf mount and his field of fire is improved to the rear by doing away with the top tail bracing. The tail bracing is accomplished by under-slung steel tubes to the bottom of the fuselage.

The instrument board is provided with the Smith gasoline gauge which is in the form of a "U" tube connected with a graduated

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