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nOlCp TO nflRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRftRY i^iOv^ (v>-liLI^Jl|v>fi]vP^ Lvy lllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllillllllllllllll M ^ 31111010059u531^h Di Aircraft I War of World II ^^ David Mondey An illustrated guideto British warplanes ofWorld War II 13 major aircraft • 86 diagrams • 204colour drawings • 126 photographs Concise Guide to British Aircraft War World of II Compiler: David Mondey ITT TEMPLE PRESS AEROSPACE TEMPLE- PRESS [IMilMiMIiMl NEWNESBOOKS PublishedbyTemplePress animprintofNewnesBooks 84-88TheCentre, Feltham, Middlesex, England anddistributedforthemby The Hamlyn PublishingGroupLimited Rushden, Northants, England Producedby Stan Morse Aerospace PublishingLtd 10BarleyMow Passage, LondonW4 4PH © CopyrightAerospace PubhshingLtd 1982 Colourprofilesand linediagrams © Copyright Pilot PressLtd FirstpubUshed 1982 Secondimpression 1984 ISBN 600 34951 9-Casebound ISBN 60034967 5-Paperback AUrightsreserved. NopartofthispubUcationmay bereproduced, stored inaretrievalsystem,or transmitted, inany formorbyanymeans, electronic, mechanical,photocopying, recordingorotherwise, withoutthepermissionofthepublisherand thecopyrightowners. Allcorrespondenceconcerningthecontentof thisvolumeshould beaddressed toAerospace PubhshingLtd. Tradeenquiries shouldbeaddressed toTemplePress. Printed in Italy CONTENTS BristolType 164 Brigand69 BristolType 166 Buckmaster70 Airspeed AS.5 Courier8 BristolTaylorcraftAusterSeries71 AirspeedAS.6 Envoy9 de Havilland D.H.82Tiger Moth 72 AirspeedAS.10Oxford 10 de Havilland D.H.89 Dommie74 AirspeedAS.30QueenWasp 12 de Havilland D.H.91 Albatross75 AirspeedAS.45 Cambridge 13 de Havilland D.H.95 Flamingo76 AirspeedAS.51/AS.58 Horsa 14 de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito77 Armstrong WhitworthA.W.38Whitley 16 de Havilland D.H.103 Hornet85 ArmstrongWhitworthA.W.41 Albemarle21 Fairey Fox86 Avro621 Tutor/SeaTutor22 FaireySeafox87 Avro626 Prefect23 Fairey Gordon 88 Avro652AAnson24 FaireySwordfish 88 Avro679 Manchester27 Fairey Battle96 Avro683 Lancaster28 FaireyAlbacore 100 Avro685York33 Fairey Fulmar 102 Avro694 Lincoln34 Fairey Barracuda 104 Blackburn B-6Shark35 Fairey Firefly 1.06 Blackburn B24Skua36 GeneralAircraftG.A.L.48 Hotspur 108 Blackburn B25 Roc37 General AircraftG.A.L.49 Hamilcar 109 Blackburn B26 Botha38 GlosterSS.19BGauntlet110 Blackburn B37 Firebrand 39 GlosterSS.37 Gladiator 113 Boulton Paul Defiant40 Gloster F.9/37 117 BristolType 105 Bulldog43 Gloster E.28/39 118 BristolType 130 Bombay46 Gloster G.41 Meteor 119 BnstolTypes142M,149and160Blenheim 47 Handley Page HP.52 Hampden 122 BristolType 152 Beaufort57 Handley Page H.P.52 Hereford 124 BristolType 156 Beaufighter61 Handley Page HP.54 Harrow 125 BristolType 163 Buckingham 68 Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax 127 Hawker Hart 132 MilesMaster(M.9,M,19,M,24andM.27)176 HawkerOsprey 134 Percival Proctor 178 Hawker Demon 135 Percival Q.6 Petrel 179 HawkerAudax 136 SaroA.27 London 180 Hawker Hartebeeste 137 SaroS.36 Lerwick 181 Hawker Hardy 138 ShortS.19Singapore III 182 Hawker Hind 139 ShortS.25 Sunderland 183 Hawker Hector 140 ShortS.45 Seaford 187 Hawker Fury l/ll 141 ShortS.26'G'Class 188 Hawker Nimrod 144 ShortS.29 Stirling 189 Hawker Henley 145 SupermarmeStranraer 193 Hawker Hurricane 146 SupermarineWalrus 194 Hawker Sea Hurricane 154 SupermarmeSea Otter 196 HawkerTyphoon 155 SupermarmeSpitfire 197 HawkerTempest 161 SupermarineSeafire210 HawkerTornado 165 SupermarineSpiteful/Seafang212 HawkerSea Fury 166 VickersVildebeest213 Miles M.3B Falcon Six 167 VickersVincent214 Miles M.1 1AWhitney Straight 167 Vickers Valentia 215 Miles M.14 Magister 168 VickersWellesley216 Miles M.16 Mentor 169 VickersWellington217 Miles M.17 Monarch 169 VickersWarwick222 Miles M.20 170 VickersWindsor224 Miles M.25 Martinet 171 WestlandWapiti225 Miles M.28 172 Westland Wallace226 Miles M.33 Monitor 173 Westland Lysander227 Miles M.35 174 WestlandWhirlwind230 Miles M.38 Messenger 174 WestlandWelkin235 Miles M.39B 175 Index 236 M^k- 5 Airspeed AS.5 Courier History and notes incorporation of drag and high-lift devices for, once AirspeedLtdwasformedinMarch 1931,anditsfirst airborne, the Courier was reluctant to return to designtobebuiltinasignificantnumberwastheAS. motherearth.TheseconsistedofHandleyPageslotted Courier,designedbyoneofthefounderdirectors,A. flapsinstalledatthetrailing-edgesoftheouterwing Hessell Tiltman. Itoriginatedfromaproposalwhich panels; split flaps at the trailing-edge ofthe centre- Tiltmanmadein1931,butwiththenewcompanyvery section,beneaththefuselage;andtheintroductionof shortofcapital,itwasnotuntilSeptember 1932that ailerondroop.Usedappropriately,thesedevicescould constructionoftheprototypebegan. beusedeithertoincreaseliftordrag. Ofconventionallow-wingmonoplanelayout,andof Production of Couriers totalled 16 aircraft, and of mixedconstruction,theCourierintroducedwhatwas these 10weretoservewiththeRAFforcommunica- then amost advanced feature: retractable tailwheel tions and transport during World War II. These type landinggear. There were, of course, the usual comprisedtheoriginalexampleprocuredfortheRAF 'prophets of doom', who could see no worthwhile (D4047),plusnineaircraftimpressedfromcivilsources. advantagetobegainedbytheintroductionofsucha Onlyonesurvivedtobereturnedtocivilserviceon18 complex piece of new-fangled equipment. Tiltman January 1946. proceeded with hisplanswithoutcomment,and was abletodemonstrateinduecourseanimprovementof Specification some20mph(32km/hiincruisingspeedwiththemain Type:five/.six-seatlighttransportaircraft landinggearunitsretracted.Poweredbyanuncowled Powerplant(AS..5B);one305-hp(227-kW) 240-hp(179-kW)ArmstrongSiddeleyLynxIVCradial AiTnstrongSiddeleyCheetahVradialpistonengine engine,theprototypewasflownforthefirsttimeon Performance:maximumspeed 165mph (266km/h) 11April 1933.Subsequently,theenginewasenclosed atsealevel;cruisingspeed 145mph (233km/h)at in a neat Townend ring cowling, and versions for 1,000ft(305m);serviceceiling17,000ft(5180m); 'English'useweredesignatedAS.5A.Thealternative range640miles(1030km) 'Colonial' version had a 305-hp (227-kW) Armstrong Weights:empty2,328lb (1056kg);maximumtake-off SiddeleyCheetahVradialengineandwasdesignated 4,0001b (1814kg) AS.5B. Dimensions:span47ft in(14.33m);length In February 1934 the RAF acquired one of these 28ft6in (8.69m);wingarea250sqft(23.'23m^) five/six-seat AS.5As for use as a communications Armament:none aircraft, returning it to Airspeed in 1935 for the Operator:RAF GADAXwasanAirspeedCourierofthePortsmouthSouthsea& IsleofWightAviationcompanyuntil impressedin1940forpersonnelferryingwiththeAirTransportAuxiliaryuntilstruckoffchargeinMay1941.

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An illustrated guide to British warplanes of World War II. 13 major which 520 were built, and had additional fuel In addition to use in a training role. Master Is were also ment that the span should not exceed 100 ft i:'i(l.4M ml, Spitfire, it was natural to seek a similar partner to the. Spite
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nOlCp TO nflRIN COUNTY FREE LIBRftRY i^iOv^ (v>-liLI^Jl|v>fi]vP^ Lvy lllllllllllllllllllllllillllllllllllllllllillllllllllllll M ^ 31111010059u531^h Di Aircraft I War of World II ^^ David Mondey An illustrated guideto British warplanes ofWorld War II 13 major aircraft • 86 diagrams • 204colour drawings • 126 photographs Concise Guide to British Aircraft War World of II Compiler: David Mondey ITT TEMPLE PRESS AEROSPACE TEMPLE- PRESS [IMilMiMIiMl NEWNESBOOKS PublishedbyTemplePress animprintofNewnesBooks 84-88TheCentre, Feltham, Middlesex, England anddistributedforthemby The Hamlyn PublishingGroupLimited Rushden, Northants, England Producedby Stan Morse Aerospace PublishingLtd 10BarleyMow Passage, LondonW4 4PH © CopyrightAerospace PubhshingLtd 1982 Colourprofilesand linediagrams © Copyright Pilot PressLtd FirstpubUshed 1982 Secondimpression 1984 ISBN 600 34951 9-Casebound ISBN 60034967 5-Paperback AUrightsreserved. NopartofthispubUcationmay bereproduced, stored inaretrievalsystem,or transmitted, inany formorbyanymeans, electronic, mechanical,photocopying, recordingorotherwise, withoutthepermissionofthepublisherand thecopyrightowners. Allcorrespondenceconcerningthecontentof thisvolumeshould beaddressed toAerospace PubhshingLtd. Tradeenquiries shouldbeaddressed toTemplePress. Printed in Italy CONTENTS BristolType 164 Brigand69 BristolType 166 Buckmaster70 Airspeed AS.5 Courier8 BristolTaylorcraftAusterSeries71 AirspeedAS.6 Envoy9 de Havilland D.H.82Tiger Moth 72 AirspeedAS.10Oxford 10 de Havilland D.H.89 Dommie74 AirspeedAS.30QueenWasp 12 de Havilland D.H.91 Albatross75 AirspeedAS.45 Cambridge 13 de Havilland D.H.95 Flamingo76 AirspeedAS.51/AS.58 Horsa 14 de Havilland D.H.98 Mosquito77 Armstrong WhitworthA.W.38Whitley 16 de Havilland D.H.103 Hornet85 ArmstrongWhitworthA.W.41 Albemarle21 Fairey Fox86 Avro621 Tutor/SeaTutor22 FaireySeafox87 Avro626 Prefect23 Fairey Gordon 88 Avro652AAnson24 FaireySwordfish 88 Avro679 Manchester27 Fairey Battle96 Avro683 Lancaster28 FaireyAlbacore 100 Avro685York33 Fairey Fulmar 102 Avro694 Lincoln34 Fairey Barracuda 104 Blackburn B-6Shark35 Fairey Firefly 1.06 Blackburn B24Skua36 GeneralAircraftG.A.L.48 Hotspur 108 Blackburn B25 Roc37 General AircraftG.A.L.49 Hamilcar 109 Blackburn B26 Botha38 GlosterSS.19BGauntlet110 Blackburn B37 Firebrand 39 GlosterSS.37 Gladiator 113 Boulton Paul Defiant40 Gloster F.9/37 117 BristolType 105 Bulldog43 Gloster E.28/39 118 BristolType 130 Bombay46 Gloster G.41 Meteor 119 BnstolTypes142M,149and160Blenheim 47 Handley Page HP.52 Hampden 122 BristolType 152 Beaufort57 Handley Page H.P.52 Hereford 124 BristolType 156 Beaufighter61 Handley Page HP.54 Harrow 125 BristolType 163 Buckingham 68 Handley Page H.P.57 Halifax 127 Hawker Hart 132 MilesMaster(M.9,M,19,M,24andM.27)176 HawkerOsprey 134 Percival Proctor 178 Hawker Demon 135 Percival Q.6 Petrel 179 HawkerAudax 136 SaroA.27 London 180 Hawker Hartebeeste 137 SaroS.36 Lerwick 181 Hawker Hardy 138 ShortS.19Singapore III 182 Hawker Hind 139 ShortS.25 Sunderland 183 Hawker Hector 140 ShortS.45 Seaford 187 Hawker Fury l/ll 141 ShortS.26'G'Class 188 Hawker Nimrod 144 ShortS.29 Stirling 189 Hawker Henley 145 SupermarmeStranraer 193 Hawker Hurricane 146 SupermarineWalrus 194 Hawker Sea Hurricane 154 SupermarmeSea Otter 196 HawkerTyphoon 155 SupermarmeSpitfire 197 HawkerTempest 161 SupermarineSeafire210 HawkerTornado 165 SupermarineSpiteful/Seafang212 HawkerSea Fury 166 VickersVildebeest213 Miles M.3B Falcon Six 167 VickersVincent214 Miles M.1 1AWhitney Straight 167 Vickers Valentia 215 Miles M.14 Magister 168 VickersWellesley216 Miles M.16 Mentor 169 VickersWellington217 Miles M.17 Monarch 169 VickersWarwick222 Miles M.20 170 VickersWindsor224 Miles M.25 Martinet 171 WestlandWapiti225 Miles M.28 172 Westland Wallace226 Miles M.33 Monitor 173 Westland Lysander227 Miles M.35 174 WestlandWhirlwind230 Miles M.38 Messenger 174 WestlandWelkin235 Miles M.39B 175 Index 236 M^k- 5 Airspeed AS.5 Courier History and notes incorporation of drag and high-lift devices for, once AirspeedLtdwasformedinMarch 1931,anditsfirst airborne, the Courier was reluctant to return to designtobebuiltinasignificantnumberwastheAS. motherearth.TheseconsistedofHandleyPageslotted Courier,designedbyoneofthefounderdirectors,A. flapsinstalledatthetrailing-edgesoftheouterwing Hessell Tiltman. Itoriginatedfromaproposalwhich panels; split flaps at the trailing-edge ofthe centre- Tiltmanmadein1931,butwiththenewcompanyvery section,beneaththefuselage;andtheintroductionof shortofcapital,itwasnotuntilSeptember 1932that ailerondroop.Usedappropriately,thesedevicescould constructionoftheprototypebegan. beusedeithertoincreaseliftordrag. Ofconventionallow-wingmonoplanelayout,andof Production of Couriers totalled 16 aircraft, and of mixedconstruction,theCourierintroducedwhatwas these 10weretoservewiththeRAFforcommunica- then amost advanced feature: retractable tailwheel tions and transport during World War II. These type landinggear. There were, of course, the usual comprisedtheoriginalexampleprocuredfortheRAF 'prophets of doom', who could see no worthwhile (D4047),plusnineaircraftimpressedfromcivilsources. advantagetobegainedbytheintroductionofsucha Onlyonesurvivedtobereturnedtocivilserviceon18 complex piece of new-fangled equipment. Tiltman January 1946. proceeded with hisplanswithoutcomment,and was abletodemonstrateinduecourseanimprovementof Specification some20mph(32km/hiincruisingspeedwiththemain Type:five/.six-seatlighttransportaircraft landinggearunitsretracted.Poweredbyanuncowled Powerplant(AS..5B);one305-hp(227-kW) 240-hp(179-kW)ArmstrongSiddeleyLynxIVCradial AiTnstrongSiddeleyCheetahVradialpistonengine engine,theprototypewasflownforthefirsttimeon Performance:maximumspeed 165mph (266km/h) 11April 1933.Subsequently,theenginewasenclosed atsealevel;cruisingspeed 145mph (233km/h)at in a neat Townend ring cowling, and versions for 1,000ft(305m);serviceceiling17,000ft(5180m); 'English'useweredesignatedAS.5A.Thealternative range640miles(1030km) 'Colonial' version had a 305-hp (227-kW) Armstrong Weights:empty2,328lb (1056kg);maximumtake-off SiddeleyCheetahVradialengineandwasdesignated 4,0001b (1814kg) AS.5B. Dimensions:span47ft in(14.33m);length In February 1934 the RAF acquired one of these 28ft6in (8.69m);wingarea250sqft(23.'23m^) five/six-seat AS.5As for use as a communications Armament:none aircraft, returning it to Airspeed in 1935 for the Operator:RAF GADAXwasanAirspeedCourierofthePortsmouthSouthsea& IsleofWightAviationcompanyuntil impressedin1940forpersonnelferryingwiththeAirTransportAuxiliaryuntilstruckoffchargeinMay1941.

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An illustrated guide to British warplanes of World War II. 13 major which 520 were built, and had additional fuel In addition to use in a training role. Master Is were also ment that the span should not exceed 100 ft i:'i(l.4M ml, Spitfire, it was natural to seek a similar partner to the. Spite
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