Bristol Bombay
Transport / glider tug · Bristol Aeroplane Company · United Kingdom
| Typical crew | 3 |
|---|---|
| Engines | 2 × Bristol Pegasus |
| First flight | 1935 |
| Number built | 51 |
About
The Bristol Bombay was a high-wing monoplane designed in the 1930s to serve both as a troop transport and a bomber for overseas garrisons. Entering service in 1939, it carried around two dozen troops or freight and could be fitted with bomb racks and gun positions. It served mainly in the Middle East and Mediterranean, flying supply, paratroop and casualty-evacuation missions; it was a Bombay that was carrying Lieutenant-General W. H. E. “Strafer” Gott when it was shot down in Egypt in August 1942, killing him. Only about 50 were built.
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