Fairey Gordon
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The Fairey Gordon was a British biplane light bomber and general-purpose military aircraft used by the Royal Air Force and several other air arms during the interwar period and early World War II.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairey Gordon canonical | 2 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
light bomber ⓘ military aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
World War II military aircraft
ⓘ
interwar military aircraft ⓘ single-engine tractor aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftLayout | two-bay biplane ⓘ |
| armament |
bombs
ⓘ
flexible rear machine gun ⓘ forward-firing machine gun ⓘ |
| configuration | open-cockpit ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Fairey Aviation design team NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedFrom | Fairey IIIF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Bristol Pegasus radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1931 ⓘ |
| introduced | early 1930s ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fairey Aviation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Argentine Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Egyptian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantConfiguration | single radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryUser | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| retired | early 1940s ⓘ |
| role |
general-purpose military aircraft
ⓘ
light bomber ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Argentine Navy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Air Force ⓘ Royal Egyptian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal New Zealand Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedFor |
bombing
ⓘ
coastal patrol ⓘ reconnaissance ⓘ training ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
Chaco War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War II ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Rolls-Royce Kestrel