Handley Page O/400 Bomber

[Richard Johnson]

My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
he flew.

Thank you.

Rick.

[Cub Driver]

>My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
>for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
>in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
>he flew.

You might write the Imperial War Museum in London. It's a small
museum; I rather doubt they'd have a WWI bomber, but they might be
able to tell you more, and they might well be interested in the
bombsight.

Good luck!

all the best -- Dan Ford
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[Dave Eadsforth]

In article >, Richard
Johnson > writes
>
>My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
>for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
>in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
>he flew.
>
>Thank you.
>
>Rick.
>
>
I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.

What does the bombsight consist of - two nails on a piece of wood? :-)

Cheers,

Dave

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Dave Eadsforth

[Richard Johnson]

Actually the bombsight is a glass disc about two feet in diameter shaped
like a lens :)

"Dave Eadsforth" > wrote in message
...
> In article >, Richard
> Johnson > writes
> >
> >My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in
WW1
> >for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still
existed
> >in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the
one
> >he flew.
> >
> >Thank you.
> >
> >Rick.
> >
> >
> I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
> trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.
>
> What does the bombsight consist of - two nails on a piece of wood? :-)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dave
>
> --
> Dave Eadsforth

[R. Bailey]

You might want to ask this question on http://theaerodrome.com/forum/

Richard Johnson wrote:
> My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
> for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
> in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
> he flew.
>
> Thank you.
>
> Rick.
>
>

[Dave Eadsforth]

In article >, Richard
Johnson > writes
>Actually the bombsight is a glass disc about two feet in diameter shaped
>like a lens :)
>
Very HG Wells...

Cheers,

Dave


--
Dave Eadsforth

[Peter Twydell]

In article >, Dave Eadsforth
> writes
>In article >, Richard
>Johnson > writes
>>
>>My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
>>for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
>>in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
>>he flew.
>>
>>Thank you.
>>
>>Rick.
>>
>>
>I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
>trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.
>

That was a replica of a Vickers Vimy.

AFAIK there are no H-P aircraft of that era left, at least not in the
UK.

Cricklewood Aerodrome disappeared years ago and what's left of the
Radlett/Park Street site is going fast as well.

>What does the bombsight consist of - two nails on a piece of wood? :-)
>
>Cheers,
>
>Dave
>

--
Peter

Ying tong iddle-i po!

[Dave Eadsforth]

In article >, Peter Twydell
> writes
>In article >, Dave Eadsforth
> writes
>>In article >, Richard
>>Johnson > writes
>>>
>>>My ggrandfather was a Canadian who flew a Handley Page 0/400 bomber in WW1
>>>for the RFC. I was just wondering if anyone knew of any that still existed
>>>in a museum somewhere in England perhaps. We have the bombsite from the one
>>>he flew.
>>>
>>>Thank you.
>>>
>>>Rick.
>>>
>>>
>>I seem to remember that there is an airworthy replica that made a Nile
>>trip a few years ago - better than nothing, I guess.
>>
>
>That was a replica of a Vickers Vimy.
>
Oh, bum...

But they both had four wings and two engines, so...

>AFAIK there are no H-P aircraft of that era left, at least not in the
>UK.
>
Shame...

>Cricklewood Aerodrome disappeared years ago and what's left of the
>Radlett/Park Street site is going fast as well.
>
Cricklewood Aerodrome sounds like something out of 'The Goodies'.

Cheers,

Dave

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Dave Eadsforth