British plane of the type hunter Bomber of the Firm Fairey Aviation LTD having taken part in the Second world war.

After the countryside of France in 1940, this apparatus was displaced, because too slow and too vulnerable to the German hunters and the flak and did not take part any more in military operations. It was used in the plane of connection or drive.

Engagements

It was used to counter the opening of Sedan in the Ardennes, to bombard the bridges on the Meuse like in Belgium to try to destroy 3 bridges on the Channel Albert. They were true missions commits suicide because of its slowness and its weak armemement defensive its rate of losses was very high. For proof, during the bombardment (which failed: what could make bombs of 50 kg against concrete bridges…) from the three bridges on the Channel Albert in Blegique, none of the 3 planes sent returned…

Pocket of Dunkirk during the Operation Dynamo.

Features

• Scale: 14.99 m
• Length: 12.12 m
• Height: 4.59 m
• Driving: Rolls Royce Merlin MK1
• Armemenent: 2 machine-guns of gauge 7.7 mm
• useful Peak load of bombardment: 454 kg
• Laden weight: 4.895 tons
• Maximum speed: 388 km/h in 3960 bills of quantities
• practical Ceiling: 7160 bills of quantities
• Autonomy: 1700 km
• Crew: 3 men

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