DESOUTTER MK I AND DESOUTTER MK II

The Desoutter monoplane was a British license-built version of the Koolhoven F.K.41, a three-seat lightplane that originated in the twenties. Impressments for RAF communications duties totalled three Desoutter Mk I with 115 hp Hermes II and one Desoutter Mk II with 120 hp Gipsy III.

Max speed, 115 mph (185 km/h). Gross weight, 1,900 Ib (863 kg). Span, 36ft 0 in (10.97 m). Length, 27ft 0 in (8.23 m).