the Avro Lancaster, Handley Page Halifax and Short Stirling, were now in service. The final time the Wellington would be used in major numbers by Bomber Command was on the 8th October 1943. There was

as a light bomber and was intended to replace the Avro Anson. The design Bristol submitted was based on the Blenheim Mk I and was known as the Type 149. With the installation of Bristol Aquila engines

The Avro Antelope, de Havilland Hound and a new version of the Fairey Fox IIM. Powered by the Rolls-Royce F.XIB, which was to become known as the Kestrel, Hawker submitted their design in December 1926.

Blackburn along with Avro, Boulton Paul, Hawker and Vickers all submitted designs, however it would be Blackburn's Skua design which would see service and two prototypes were ordered during April 1935.

It would take a further three raids by Avro Lancasters before the battleship was eventually sunk. In total 2,602 Barracudas were built with 1953 seeing the type end its front line service with the Fleet

general reconnaissance/bomber aircraft to replace the Avro Anson. For the latter specification the Canadian built Bristol Bolingbroke was earmarked, so Bristol began work on the torpedo bomber. Known

Force's standard elementary trainer to replace the Avro Tutor. This new aircraft would be built to Specification T.40/36 and the design of the aircraft saw the two open cockpits back to back, fixed

operations alongside the Handley Page Halifax and Avro Lancaster, which could fly higher, the Stirling was more susceptible to enemy fighters and flak. So when the Halifax and Lancaster started to enter

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