Fairey Hendon

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Fairey Hendon
Type	Heavy night bomber
Manufacturer	Fairey Aviation
Maiden flight	25 November 1931
Introduced	1936
Retired	January 1939
Primary user	Royal Air Force
Produced	1936-1937
Number built	14

The Fairey Hendon was a monoplane heavy bomber of the Royal Air Force built by Fairey Aviation in the early 1930s. Originally known as the Fairey Night Bomber, the Hendon was powered by two Rolls-Royce Kestrel VI engines and a crew of five. It had a fixed undercarriage and the Hendon II variant included an enclosed cockpit for the pilot and navigator.

After a four year delay, the single Hendon equipped unit, No.38 Squadron, began operational service based at RAF Mildenhall and, later, at RAF Marham. The type was soon obsolete and replaced by the Vickers Wellington before the commencement of World War II.

[edit] Further reading

Francis Crosby (2006) The World Encyclopedia of Fighters and Bombers, Lorenz Books, ISBN 13-978-0-7548-1616-4