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Roden 429 Bristol F.2B Fighter Sunbeam Arab. 1:48 |
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| The appearance in 1917 amongst the equipment of the Royal Flying Corps of the new two seats Bristol F.2B Fighter marked one of British aviation's greatest successes. Together with other outstanding designs of that time - the Camel, the S.E.5a, and the D.H.4 - it enabled the R.F.C. to gain its desired advantage in the air. However the delivery of new planes to squadrons was constantly up against a number of problems, not the least of which was the lack of engines in great enough quantities. The Rolls Royce Falcon engine installed in the F.2B was well proven, but Rolls Royce which at that time was developing several types of engine simultaneously, physically could not make enough engines, as were called for by all the various designs produced by the aircraft companies.
Bristol F2B Fighter C9889, No. 66 (Training) Sqn, RAF, Yatesbury, late 1918
Bristol F2B Fighter D7934/D, Long Range Artillery Spotting Flight "L”, flown by Lt. Thornton, Western Front, September 1918.
Bristol F2B Fighter D7660/B, No. 59 Sqn, RAF, Duren, 1919.
Bristol F2B Fighter E2223/G, pilot and unit unknown, Western Front, late 1918. |
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