Bristol Bombay
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The Bristol Bombay was a British twin-engine military aircraft of the late 1930s and early World War II, used primarily as a transport and bomber by the Royal Air Force.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bristol Bombay canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British aircraft
ⓘ
light bomber ⓘ military transport aircraft ⓘ twin‑engine aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
bomb load
ⓘ
machine guns ⓘ |
| category |
1930s British military aircraft
ⓘ
Royal Air Force aircraft ⓘ twin‑piston‑engined tractor aircraft ⓘ |
| configuration | high‑wing monoplane ⓘ |
| construction | all‑metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
4
ⓘ
5 ⓘ |
| designedAs | combined bomber and transport ⓘ |
| developedFromRequirement | Air Ministry Specification C.26/31 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | radial piston engine ⓘ |
| era | World War II ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1935 ⓘ |
| firstOperator | Royal Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| introduced | 1939 ⓘ |
| landingGear | fixed landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Bristol Aeroplane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUse | transport of senior officers in Middle East ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 2 ⓘ |
| operator |
No. 216 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 24 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 271 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | Bristol Pegasus XXII radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | transport aircraft ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of service ⓘ |
| retired | 1944 ⓘ |
| role |
medical evacuation
ⓘ
paratroop transport ⓘ troop transport ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | bomber ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | late 1930s ⓘ |
| status | retired ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | twin‑fin tail ⓘ |
| usedBy | Royal Air Force ⓘ |
| usedFor |
airdropping supplies
ⓘ
casualty evacuation ⓘ supply missions ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedInTheatre |
Middle East theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
North African campaign NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingPlacement | high wing ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Bristol Pegasus