Hawker Osprey
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The Hawker Osprey was a British carrier-borne reconnaissance and spotter biplane of the 1930s, operated primarily by the Fleet Air Arm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hawker Osprey canonical | 2 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aircraft
ⓘ
biplane ⓘ carrier-borne reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ spotter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | shipborne aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftType | single-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal frame with fabric covering ⓘ |
| armament |
fixed forward-firing machine gun
ⓘ
flexible rear-mounted machine gun ⓘ |
| configuration | two-seat ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
observer
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ |
| designedBy | Sydney Camm ⓘ |
| designedFor | carrier operations ⓘ |
| developedFrom |
Hawker Hart
ⓘ
surface form:
Hawker Hart family
|
| era | 1930s ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1930 ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| launchedFrom |
aircraft carriers
ⓘ
catapults on warships ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Hawker Aircraft ⓘ |
| missionProfile |
fleet reconnaissance
ⓘ
gunfire spotting ⓘ |
| navalService |
Fleet Air Arm
ⓘ
surface form:
Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy
|
| notableFeature | navalized derivative of Hawker Hart series ⓘ |
| operatorType | naval aviation units ⓘ |
| powerplant | Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Fleet Air Arm ⓘ |
| propeller | two-bladed propeller ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston engine ⓘ |
| retired | World War II era ⓘ |
| role |
artillery spotting
ⓘ
naval cooperation ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| takeoffMethod | catapult launch capable ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Hellenic Navy
ⓘ
surface form:
Greek Navy
Portuguese Navy ⓘ Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ Spanish Navy ⓘ Swedish Air Force ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| usedInPeriod | interwar period ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.