Hendon | |
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![]() A Fairey Hendon | |
General information | |
Type | Heavy night bomber |
National origin | United Kingdom |
Manufacturer | Fairey Aviation |
Primary user | Royal Air Force |
Number built | 15 |
History | |
Manufactured | 1936–1937 |
Introduction date | 1936 |
First flight | 25 November 1930 |
Retired | January 1939 |
The Fairey Hendon was a British monoplane, heavy bomber of the Royal Air Force, designed by Fairey Aviation, and first flown in 1930. The aircraft served in small numbers with one squadron of the RAF between 1936 and 1939. It was the first all-metal construction low-wing monoplane to enter service with the RAF.[1]