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1927
1927 - 0157.PDF
MARCH 10, 1927 (B) Hawker " Horsley " Rolls-Royce " Condor " THE Hawker " Horsley " is another modern conception of the day bombing machine, but differ- ing from the " Fox" in several respects. In the first place, it is a much larger machine, and is fitted with a more powerful engine—the Rolls-Royce " Condor." Secondly, it was designed specially to Air Ministry specification—complete with " gadgets," external and other- wise. It has, nevertheless, an ex- ceptionally fine performance, which has resulted in its being put into production, two Bombing Squadrons already being equipped with it, viz., No. 15, Martlesham, and No. 100, Spittlegate. (B) Handley Page " Hyderabad" Two Napier " Lions " This four-seater medium-range bomber is a development for Service purposes from the Handley Page commercial machines which originated with the famous 0-400. The principal change is in the fuselage design, which now accom- modates the crew in tandem, with a gunner in the nose, and the pilot in a raised position just aft of him. Further gun positions are aft, at the top and bottom of the fuselage. The petrol tanks are beneath the top plane, and supply petrol by gravity feed to the engines. " Hyderabads " are used by Squadron No. 99 (Bombing), Bircham Newton, Norfolk. B) Vickers " Vimy " Two Rolls-Royce " Eagles " The Vickers " Vimy " is another of the Service Veterans which must surely be approaching; the end of its long career of good work with the R.A.F. The original " Vimy " was produced in 1917, after which several models made their appear- ance, each an improvement on the other. The end of the Great War came, however, before the " Vimy " could carry out a series of big raids into the enemy country, as planned and show what it could do. How- ever, after the Armistice it was put into production for service with bombing squadrons. At present only No. 502 Special Reserve Squadron (Aldergrove) has " Vimys." 1Im i m• (b) Vickers "Virginia" Two Napier " Lions " This long-distance bomber comes from a famous ancestor, the "Vimy," on which the late Sir John Alcock and Sir Arthur Whitten Brown flew the Atlantic, and Sir Ross Smith, with his brother Sir Keith Smith, flew to Australia. It is, however, much larger, and is fitted with more powerful engines, and has a duration of 13 hours at a speed of 85 m.p.h. It forms the equipment of bombing squadrons, No. 7, Bircham Newton ; No. 9, Mansion •. and No. 58, Worthy Down. 137
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