The Probert Encyclopaedia of Aircraft

MARATHON

The Handley Page Marathon was a British medium-range feeder-line aircraft of the 1950's. The Marathon failed to impress in its designed role and was converted into advanced navigation trainers for the RAF under the designation Marathon T Mk II. The Marathon was a high-wing cantilever monoplane powered by four De Havilland Gipsy Queen 70-3 or 70-4 six-cylinder in-line inverted air-cooled engines providing a top speed of 374 kmh and a range of 1150 km depending upon payload. The Marathon carried a crew of two and between 18 and 22 passengers.
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