THE AIRFORCE - AIRCRAFT - WAPITI MK IIA AND III
Aircraft Stats:
Powerplant: 1 x 490 hp Armstrong Siddeley Jaguar VI engine
Speed: 225 kph, 140mph mph
Range: 853km, 530miles
Seats: 2
Length: 9.65m, 31ft 8in
Span: 14.15m, 5ft 5in
Empty Weight: 1 728kg, 3,810lb
Max T/O Weight: 2 449kg, 5,400lb
Period of Service: 1931 - 1943
Weapons:
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
None specified
Squadrons:
None specified
Attrition:
No incidents found
Wapiti Mk IIA and III
Status: Retired
Manufacturer: Westland
Country of Manufacture: South Africa
Role: Utility
General-purpose military aircraft.
A total of 31 Wapitis served in the SAAF, of which 27 were the Mk III which were licence-built in South Africa, the first aircraft to be manufactured localy. Serials were from 601 to 631.
Armament:
One 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Vickers synchronised machine-gun and one 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun on Scarff ring over rear cockpit, plus up to 580 lb (263 kg) of bombs.
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