The Albacore Mk I was powered by the 1,130-hp Bristol Taurus XII engine, its top speed was 161 mph, range 930 miles, with a service ceiling of 20,700 ft. Armament was either two or three 0.303-in machine-

would be part of a force of fighters escorting six Bristol Blenheims of No. 114 Squadron when they attacked an ammunition dump at Foret de Guines, France. The Spitfire Mk III was the next in the lineage

began to replace their Bristol Blenheim Mk IVs with the type. Their first sortie with the type saw four raid Cologne, Germany on the 31st May 1942 with all returning back to base. Four months later

The Blackburn Roc Mk I was powered by a 890-hp Bristol Pegasus XII engine giving the aircraft a top speed of 223 mph, range of 810 miles with a service ceiling of 18,000 ft. Armament was four 0.303-in

Tornado did fly on the 23rd October 1941 with a 2,210-hp Bristol Centaurus IV engine, but by summer 1944, all four aircraft were scrapped. In total only three prototypes and one production Tornado were

29 Hawker Hurricane 19 Supermarine Spitfire 6 Bristol Blenheim 2 Boulton Paul Defiant With a further two squadrons on loan from the Fleet Air Arm: No. 804 Naval Air Squadron – Gloster Sea Gladiator

to be equipped with the type when it replaced their Bristol Blenheim Mk IVs. They performed their first sortie with the type on the 28th October 1942. The B-26B followed and with 1,883 built would be

the Bristol Bulldog, which had entered service the previous year in May 1929. Powered by the 525-hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel IIS engine on the 25th March 1931, flying from Brooklands and piloted by Hawker

while the Bristol Blenheim and Fairey Battle were in development, Specification G.7/34 was issued by the Air Ministry. The design submitted by Hawker was based on the Hart and was known as the Hind.

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