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Hawker Hind

A British light bomber developed from the Hart family and used by the RAF during the transition to modern monoplane bombers.

Archive ID: afm_0000094
Hawker Hind, shown in the selected representative source image.Unknown author / IIAF / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain — IranImage source

A British light bomber developed from the Hart family and used by the RAF during the transition to modern monoplane bombers.

Primary roleBomber
First flight1934
OriginUnited Kingdom
ManufacturerHawker Aircraft Ltd
Documented variants1
Crew modeCrewed
AirframeFixed Wing

Development

Hawker Hind was developed by Hawker Aircraft Ltd in United Kingdom as a bomber. The family first flew in 1934. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.

Operational History

Operationally, Hawker Hind is represented primarily in the bomber role. The sourced variant records include service with Royal Air Force. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include tactical bomber.

Variants and Lineage

Major variants represented in the structured record include Hind.

Variants

DesignationTypeRoleRecorded operators
HindProductionBomberRoyal Air Force

Sources and further reading

Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.

  1. The British Bomber Since 1914 — Putnam · Tier 3