Hudson Mk I
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The Hudson Mk I was an early British-operated variant of the Lockheed Hudson light bomber and maritime patrol aircraft used at the beginning of World War II.
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Lockheed Hudson variant
ⓘ
military aircraft variant ⓘ |
| aircraftFamily | Lockheed Hudson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aircraftType | twin-engine monoplane ⓘ |
| airForceDesignation | Hudson I NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| armamentType |
bombs
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| basedOn | Lockheed Model 14 Super Electra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
World War II British bomber
ⓘ
World War II patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| countryOfOperator | United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| crew |
5
ⓘ
6 ⓘ |
| designedFor | British requirements ⓘ |
| developedFrom | civil transport aircraft design ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| firstUser | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Lockheed Aircraft Corporation NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature | early British-operated Hudson variant ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operatedBy |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Australian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| origin | United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryMission |
anti-submarine warfare
ⓘ
convoy escort ⓘ maritime reconnaissance ⓘ |
| primaryTheater | European theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| role |
light bomber
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceEntryPeriod | early Second World War ⓘ |
| successorVariant |
Hudson Mk II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Hudson Mk III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timeInService | early war years ⓘ |
| usedBy |
British Commonwealth air forces
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Coastal Command NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-surface vessel operations
ⓘ
coastal patrol ⓘ operational patrols ⓘ shipping protection ⓘ training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | low-wing ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.