JOHAN VISSCHEDIJK COLLECTION
No. 7014. Boulton & Paul P.31 Bittern Mk.I (J7936) Royal Air Force
Photograph from Military Aircraft Photographs (MAP)
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10/31/2007. This single-seat twin-engined shoulder wing night fighter,
designed to Air Ministry Specification 27/24, diverted from the
traditional single-engined biplane. It was powered by a pair of 230 hp
Armstrong Siddeley Lynx radial engines and fitted with two Vickers
machine guns which were set to the sides of the forward fuselage. |
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Created October 31, 2007