The Handley Page V/1500 Aircraft

The Handley Page V/1500

The The Handley Page V/1500, which first entered service in 1918, was the first British bomber with four engines. It was known within the fledging RAF as the ‘Super Handley’. Two squadrons were formed at Bircham Newton (No. 166 Squadron and No. 167 Squadron) with the express purpose of bombing Berlin. Thankfully, the war ended before the squadrons were fully equipped and the aircraft were used in anger.

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