What is a Balbo? a) the bulbous nose on the BAe Nimrod b) a twin-engined amphibian designed but never built by Savoia-Marchetti in Italy c) a large formation of aircraft d) an aerobatic manoeuvre e) a seabird native to the south Atlantic Question 3 Why might it have been a relief for the passengers (but not necessarilyfor the pilots) when they took a flight on the Igor Sikorski-designed Russky Vytiaz in 1913? Question 4 It's around 20 metres long (about the length of a cricket pitch), common to the counties of Northamptonshire and Lincolnshire but found nowhere else in Britain.What is it?
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