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Designed by the talented Dutchman Frederick Koolhoven, the FK.8 was basically a scaled-up version of the earlier FK.3. Used in
the army cooperation role by the RFC, it entered service with No 35 Squadron, which deployed to France in January 1917. It subsequently served with Nos 2, 8, 10 and 82 Squadrons on the Western Front, and was also issued to Nos 17 and 47 Squadrons in Macedonia and No 142 Squadron in Palestine. The FK.8 was highly regarded by its crews. On 27 March 1918, an FK.8 of No 2 Squadron, flown by 2nd Lt A.A. McLeod with Lt A.W. Hammond as his observer, was attacked by eight Fokker DR.Is and shot four down. McLeod brought down his burning aircraft, despite being badly wounded, and was awarded the Victoria Cross.
Robert Jackson "The Encyclopedia of Aircraft", 2004
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| CREW | 2 |
| ENGINE | 1 x 160hp Beardmore water-cooled in-line engine |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 1275 kg | 2811 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 13.26 m | 43 ft 6 in |
| Length | 9.58 m | 31 ft 5 in |
| Height | 3.33 m | 10 ft 11 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 153 km/h | 95 mph |
| Ceiling | 3690 m | 12100 ft |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 7.62mm machine guns |
| jennie weaver, b.weaver(@)bigpond.com, 17.02.2008 The first aircraft to land in Boort 3537 Victoria Australia was in 1919. The machine had been shipped out from England when WW1 ended. It was an Armstrong Whitworth (known to the RAAF as 'ack willie' and fitted with a 160HP Beardmore Engine. It still bore the marks of aerial combat-patches on wings, fuselage etc., where bullet holes had been repaired. It was flown by an ex officer of RAF.Two passengers & pilot. ????? |
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