Hawker Hind (Afghan)

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The Hawker Hind was a single engine day bomber which entered RAF service in 1935. Hinds were also exported widely, with some, like our example, built for the Afghan Air Force

In the interwar years, Hawker produced a successful line of bombers and fighters for the Royal Air Force. Designed by Sydney Camm the Hawker Hind was a successor to the Hawker Hart bomber. Powered by a Rolls Royce Kestrel engine it had a top speed of 186mph and could carry a 230kg bomb load. Our particular example was built in 1938 specifically for the Afghan Air Force and remained in service with them until the 1950s.

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Object number	69/A/104
Maker name	Hawker Aircraft Limited
Production date	1938
Date in use	1938-1956
Associated with	Afghan Air Force 71 Maintenance Unit (RAF) MRAF Sir Dermot Alexander Boyle
Associated places	Afghanistan RAF Peshawar RAF Abingdon RAF Bicester Kabul RAF Cosford
Key events	Queen Elizabeth II, visit, Abingdon, 1968

Hawker Hind (Afghan) on display at Cosford., © RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAFM/Iain Duncan

Port side view of Hawker Hind (Afghan) on a white background., (C) RAF Museum/Iain Duncan / RAFM/Iain Duncan

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Hawker Hind (Afghan)

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