The British Hawker Hind was a Royal Air Force light bomber of the inter-war years produced by Hawker Aircraft. It was developed from the Hawker Hart day-bomber introduced in 1931.

Top speed: 298 km/h
Wingspan: 11 m
Length: 9.02 m
Introduced: 1935
Retired: 1957
First flight: 12 September 1934
Manufacturer: Hawker Aircraft

The Hind went into service in November 1935 and eventually equipped 20 RAF bomber squadrons. A number were also sold to foreign customers including Afghanistan, the Republic of Ireland, Latvia, Persia (Iran), Portugal, South Africa, Switzerland, and Yugoslavia.

By 1937, the Hind was being phased out of front line service, replaced by the Fairey Battle and Bristol Blenheim, with many of the Auxiliary Air Force squadrons changing their role to fighter or maritime patrol units. At the outbreak of the Second World War, 613 Squadron retained the Hind in the Army co-operation role before re-equipping with the Hart derivative, the Hawker Hector, in November 1939.

The Hind found a new career in 1938 as a training aircraft, representing the next step up from basic training on Tiger Moths. It continued in use as an intermediate trainer during the war. Hind trainers were also operated by Canada and New Zealand.

In 1941, Hinds flew operations in their original role as light bombers against Axis forces. South African Hinds were employed against Italian forces in Kenya during the East African Campaign and Yugoslav Hinds were used against the Germans and Italians. Iranian Hinds were used briefly against Allied forces during the Anglo-Soviet invasion of Iran.

Imperial Iranian Air Force bases were occupied by the Allies and their aircraft were destroyed or dismantled by the invading British.

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FILMED AT THE BMFA NATIONALS RC MODEL AIRCRAFT SHOW AT RAF BARKSTON HEATH - GRANTHAM - LINCOLNSHIRE UK - NG32 2DQ

THIS EVENT WAS ORGANISED BY RICHARD SCARBROUGH,

FILMED ON 8-4-2018,

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