The Handley Page O/400 is a British heavy bomber biplane of the First World War, developed from the earlier Handley Page O/100 and entering squadron service around 1918 as one of the largest aircraft built during the war and among Britain's first purpose-built long-range night bombers. Capable of carrying a substantial bomb load for its era over considerable distances to strike targets in occupied Belgium and Germany, it represented a major step in the development of strategic long-range bombing, and after the war a number of surplus O/400s were converted into some of the earliest airliners used on pioneering commercial air routes in Europe.
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Manufacturer or BuilderHandley Page Aircraft Company 1 In the Other Atlases
Manufactured By
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Sources
1. Handley Page Type O (Wikipedia)
Operational history
The improved O/400 began entering service in April 1918.
Infobox, manufacturer
Handley Page Aircraft Company
In Group: First World War Bombers and Two-Seaters, Lead sentence
The Handley Page Type O was a biplane bomber used by Britain during the First World War.
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