ROE & Co. LIMITED. Avro Athena Advanced Trainer [ cover title ].

by A. V

£400 · Offered by Henry Sotheran Ltd

A. V. ROE Co. LIMITED. Avro Athena Advanced Trainer [ cover title ]. London: Fosh Cross, [1949]. Oblong large 4to. Original wrappers; pp. [40]; apart from minimal marking to wrappers a very good copy of an extremely rare publication introducing an equally rare aircraft. The Avro Athena was a British Advanced Training aircraft designed to replace the Harvard aircraft. It was originally designed for a gas turbine engine, and the first three prototypes used this. However the RAF had large stocks of Merlin engines and the type was re-designed to utilise this engine. Only 15 examples were built and used for a short time by the RAF. However the RAF preferred the Boulton Paul Balliol so no further Athenas were built and its RAF career was short. SKU: 2118654

• Binding: Hardcover

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