The Hawker Henley was a British two-seat target tug derived from the Hawker Hurricane that was operated by the Royal Air Force during the Second World...
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powered turret as the main armament to replace the Hawker Demon. It was developed from the Hawker Henley, which was redesigned to take a Boulton-Paul semi-powered...
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up Henley or henley in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Henley may refer to: Henley, Dorset, a location Henley, Gloucestershire, a location Henley-on-Thames...
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B11/41 Hawker P.1007 Hawker P.1008 Hawker P.1014 Hawker P.1017 Hawker P.1021 Hawker P.1025 Hawker P.1027 Hawker P.1028 Hawker P.1029 Hawker P.1030 Hawker P...
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doubled as flaps for carrier landings. The Hawker Henley had a top speed only 50 mph (80 km/h) slower than the Hawker Hurricane fighter from which it was derived...
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The Hawker Hurricane is a British single-seat fighter aircraft of the 1930s–40s which was designed and predominantly built by Hawker Aircraft Ltd. for...
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the heavy early airborne radars. The Hawker Henley, a two-seat version of the Battle of Britain-winning Hawker Hurricane, was designed as a dive bomber...
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trainer to 1941 Hawker Demon (RAF) obsolete fighter used as trainer Hawker Hart (RAF) obsolete bomber used as trainer and target tug Hawker Henley (RAF) target...
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April 1942 to March 1944. Other aircraft used in this role were the Hawker Henley, the Boulton Paul Defiant and the Westland Lysander, although the RAF...
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K5099) flying on 13 January 1937. The prototype Hawker Henley followed on 10 March 1937. The Hawker was deemed superior but the demand for a light bomber...
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as the RAF's leading heavy bomber. Avro Manchester Blackburn B-20 Hawker Henley Hawker Tornado Vickers Warwick Data from Lumsden and Gunston. Type: X-24...
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flown on 25 October 1940 and test fired against a target (towed by a Hawker Henley target tug) on 8 November. The estimate was 50% of shells were within...
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States 1941 1 Hawker Fury/Sea Fury United Kingdom 1944 864 entered service post-war Hawker Hotspur United Kingdom 1938 1 redesign of Hawker Henley as turret...
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Beaufighter CAC CA-15 Fairey Barracuda Fairey Firefly Folland Fo.108 Hawker Fury Hawker Henley Hawker Tempest Mk III/IV Martin-Baker MB 5 Supermarine Seafang Supermarine...
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Page Halifax Handley Page Halton Hawker Hart (Test bed) Hawker Henley Hawker Horsley (Test bed) Hawker Hotspur Hawker Hurricane and Sea Hurricane Hispano...
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operating the Hawker Henley III aircraft from the disbanded Flights in the target tug role, the squadron was also equipped with Hawker Hurricane IIc from...
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Air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Venom and Sea Vixen (retired). Hawker Siddeley Red Top: Air-to-air missile – Carried by the Sea Vixen (retired)...
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form of the Hawker Henley and an unbuilt Gloster design. Despite the P.4/34's relatively high maximum speed of 284 mph, the rival Henley, which was capable...
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test bed (12), General Aircraft Cygnet (10), General Aircraft GAL-41 (1), Hawker Sea Fury (10), Miles Mercury (6), Percival Vega Gull (~20), Supermarine...
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Flight, No. 1 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit arrived in April 1939 with Hawker Henley target tugs for use with the anti-aircraft training school at RAF Manorbier...
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houses a growing collection of larger exhibits including a Fairey Gannet and Hawker Hunter F.6 aircraft, the cockpit section of a DH Vampire T.11 as well as...
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Sparrow Hawker Fury (biplane) Hawker Hart Hawker Hector Hawker Henley Hawker Hunter Hawker Hurricane Hawker Nimrod Hawker Osprey Hawker P.1040 Hawker P.1052...
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Flights) – 31 October 1942 Hawker Henley, Westland Wallace target towing 1602 (AAC) Flt 1 November 1942 – 1 December 1943 Hawker Henley formed from D Flight...
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Operational 48 Hawker Hart UK Reconnaissance bomber 1928 Operational 992 Hawker Hector UK Reconnaissance bomber 1936 Operational 179 Hawker Henley UK Reconnaissance...
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aircraft types served at the base: Supermarine Spitfire Hawker Henley Hawker Hurricane Hawker Tempest Hawker Typhoon M.9 Master M.25 Martinet Bell P-39 Airacobra...
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Hendon UK Propeller Bomber 1936 1939 Twin-engined piston monoplane Hawker Henley UK Propeller Target tug 1939 1942 Single-engined piston monoplane Lockheed...
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Hurricanes. 07/41, Renamed No. 5 Air Observer School, with Avro Anson, Hawker Henley and Handley Page Hampden. 08/41 to 10/41, 457 Sqn with Supermarine Spitfires...
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co-operation duties with the Hawker Henley. The main role was to provide target towing duties over Cornwall. In addition the Hawker Hurricane was used as a...
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collections of historic aircraft, including Neville Duke's world-record-breaking Hawker Hunter and a rare example of the rocket-engined Messerschmitt Me 163 B,...
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operated upon formation Westland Lysanders, Miles Martinets, Hawker Henleys and Hawker Hurricanes, receiving Fairey Barracudas and Hurricane Mk.IVs in...
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