Red Eagle British Aircraft

The Handley Page "O" series bombers were originally built to an Admiralty request for a large aircraft for long-range bombing. They were nicknamed the "Bloody Paralyser" and became the first bombers to carry out night attacks on Germany. The 0/100 entered service on the Western Front in 1916 and the the 0/400 not until spring of 1917. The 0/100's were first used for daylight maritime patrols and later almost exclusively for night bombing raids against U-boat bases, rail centres and Gotha aerodromes. By the end of 1917 the R.N.A.S. had four squadrons of 0/100's. A total of 46 0/100's were built. The 0/400 differed from the 0/100 in having more powerful engines. A total of 507 being built during the war. Seven bomber squadrons operated 0/400's, the R.A.F. having 258 in service at the end of the war. The aircraft continued in service into the 1920's.

Engine -       Two Rolls Royce Eagle II each developing 250hp

Speed -        85mph at sea level

Ceiling -       7,000ft

Armament -  4-5 machine guns, 1,792lbs (812.8kg) of bombs (16x112lb bombs)

Crew -          4

Endurance -  8 hrs

The kits are made up of resin and white metal. The fuselage and main wings being cast in resin and all the fittings being cast in white metal.

No decals are included in this kit.

Engine -           Two Rolls Royce Eagle VIII each developing 360hp

Speed -            97.5mph at sea level

Ceiling -           8,500ft

Armament -      4-5 machine guns, 2,000lbs (907.2kg) of bombs

Crew -              4

Endurance -      8 hrs 

The kits are made up of resin and white metal. The fuselage and main wings being cast in resin and all the fittings being cast in white metal.

No decals are included in this kit.

Short 184 Seaplane (1915)

BM142 Felixstowe F.2a (1917) Long Range Flying Boat (kit made of resin and metal parts)

Developed from the American Curtiss flying boats, the Felixstowe F.2a was operated by the R.N.A.S. from late 1917 until the end of the war, in long range anti-submarine and anti-Zeppelin patrols over the North Sea. Not only did they prove very successful in this role, but their robust construction, manoeuvrability and numerous machine guns, made them more than a match for the German seaplanes. That was until the arrival of the Hansa-Brandenburg W.29 in 1918. Aircraft were allocated to R.N.A.S. coastal air stations at Calshot, Dundee, Felixstowe, Great Yarmouth, Killingholme, Scarpa Flow & Tresco.

Technical Data:

Dimensions:                        Wingspan: 95ft 7.5in (29.15m)

                                          Length: 46ft 3in (14.1m)

                                          Height: 17ft 6in (5.33m)

Engines:                              Two 345-hp Rolls-Royce Eagle VIII

Max Speed:                          95.5mph @ 2000ft (154kph)

Normal Endurance:                6 Hrs

Ceiling:                                9600ft (2925m)

Armament:                           up to 7 Lewis machine guns

                                           2 x 230lb bombs under wings

Crew:                                   4