M.8 Peregrine, L6346

Aeroplane Photo Supply No. 3001

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This aircraft was used for boundary layer research. The 205 hp de Havilland Gipsy Six Series II were replaced with 290 hp Menasco Buccaneer. Vacuum pump was driven by a 10 hp Ford car engine. The following photo of the wing under construction is from Miles Aircraft Since 1925 by Don L. Brown, p 105.