Handley Page O/400

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The Handley Page O/400 was a British World War I heavy bomber aircraft, notable as one of the first strategic bombers used in large-scale night bombing operations.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf biplane
heavy bomber aircraft
military aircraft
armament Lewis machine guns
category World War I British bomber aircraft
configuration twin-engine
construction wood-and-fabric
countryOfOrigin United Kingdom
crew 4
designedAs improved version of Handley Page O/100
enginePlacement tractor nacelles between wings
enteredService 1918
firstFlightDate 1917
fuselageType slab-sided
height 22 ft 9 in
introducedFeature internal bomb racks
revised fuel system
length 62 ft 10 in
manufacturer Handley Page Limited
maximumBombLoad 2000 lb
907 kg
maximumSpeed 97 mph
notableFor large-scale night bombing operations
one of the first strategic bombers
numberOfEngines 2
operatedByUnit Independent Air Force
No. 207 Squadron RAF
operationalUse long-range bombing of German industrial targets
night raids on railway junctions
powerplant Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII V-12 piston engine
predecessor Handley Page O/100
primaryUser Royal Air Force
range 700 mi
retiredFromService early 1920s
role night bomber
strategic bomber
serviceCeiling 8000 ft
status retired
successor Handley Page V/1500
tailConfiguration twin-fin tailplane
usedAs transport aircraft after World War I
usedBy Royal Air Force
Royal Flying Corps
United States Army Air Service
usedFor mail and passenger services postwar
usedInConflict World War I
wingConfiguration two-bay biplane
wingspan 100 ft

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