Albacore Mk I would originally be powered by the 1,060-hp Bristol Taurus II engine before being replaced by the 1,130-hp Taurus XII engine. This gave the aircraft a top speed of 161 mph, range of 930

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

with 1941 seeing a proposal for a Bristol Hercules powered Hawker Hurricane. Neither of these would progress further than the drawing board. A Rolls-Royce Griffon powered Hurricane was also considered

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

while thewhilst 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

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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

the United States as at that time they were using Bristol Beaufighters, lent to them by the Royal Air Force, for night fighting duties. Early production versions were fitted with a dorsal turret but

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

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