Grace's Guide To British Industrial History

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Grace's Guide is the leading source of historical information on industry and manufacturing in Britain. This web publication contains 162,364 pages of information and 244,505 images on early companies, their products and the people who designed and built them.

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Fairey Aviation Co: Hendon

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1933. Fairey Long Range Night Bomber.

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Hendon

1935

Monoplane heavy night bomber. It was the first all-metal low-wing monoplane to enter service in the RAF. Powered by two 460 hp Bristol Jupiter VIII radial or 600 hp Rolls-Royce Kestral VI engines. The Hendon II was powered by two Rolls-Royce Kestrel VI engines. It had a fixed undercarriage and a crew of five while the production Hendon II included an enclosed cockpit for the pilot and navigator.

14 aircraft built.

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