HAWKER OSPREY
Naval version of RAF’s Hawker Hart light bomber, first flown at 1931, and produced into four version. The Mk.III featured metal propellers and a dinghy stored in the starboard upper wing, and Mk.IV come with more powerful engine. This aircraft have brought new aircraft category to FAA: fighter reconnaissance. This type remained in service with FAA until 1939.
Type : naval fighter reconnaissance
Crew : 2
Powerplant : one 630hp Rolls-Royce Kestrel II 12-cylinder V-type
Max Speed : 168mph at 5000ft
Service Ceiling : 23,500ft
Height/Length/Wing Span : 3.17m/8.94m/11.28m
Armament : 1x7.7mm fixed forward-firing Vickers machine guns, 1x7.7mm Lewis machine guns at the rear cockpit
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