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Bristol Type 170 Freighter.

The Bristol Type 170 Freighter was a British twin-engine aircraft designed and built by the Bristol Aeroplane Company as both a freighter and airliner, although its best known use is as an air ferry to carry cars and their passengers over relatively short distances.

Role Cargo aircraft

Manufacturer Bristol Aeroplane Company

First flight2 December 1945

Introduction1946

Primary user Silver City Airways

Produced 1945 - 1958

Number built 214

Variants Bristol Superfreighter

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