 Origin:
The Hawker Aircraft Ltd
Type:
Two seat light bomber. Engine:
One supercharged Rolls-Royce Kestrel V. Dimensions:
Span 37ft 3in; length 29ft 7in; height 10ft 7in. Weight:
Loaded 5,490lbs Performance:
Maximum speed 188mph; service ceiling 26,400ft; range 430 miles Armament:
One 0.303in fixed forward firing Vickers machine gun and one or two 0.303in Lewis machine guns manually aimed from the rear cockpit. Bomb load up to 500lbs. History:
Produced as a replacement for the Hawker Hart the Hind first flew from Brooklands on the 12th September 1934. The aircraft was to prove a useful stopgap for the RAF during the expansion of the mid thirties but was soon obsolete and replaced by more modern types in 1937/38. Many of the remaining Hinds were converted to dual control trainers or supplied to overseas countries. 103 Squadron were equipped with the Hind when the unit was reformed in August 1936 and flew the aircraft until August 1938 when they were replaced by the more modern Fairey Battle. | 