NEW AEROPLANES
Hawker Hind Machines Arrive LIGHT BOMBER AIRCRAFT A substantial addition to New Zealand’s air strength is announced by the Minister of Defence, Mr. Jones. He . said there had recently arrived from overseas a number of Hawker Hind light bombers, the majority of which were already in service at Royal New Zealand Air Force stations throughout the Dominion. . ' ' The Hinds are in use at training schools for tlie instruction of advanced pupil#, Mr. Jones said. Though classed as light bombers, these machines are considerably heavier than . the elementary types on which tile pupils begin and are a valuable addition to the equipment of the Royal New Zeai land Air Force. The Hawker Hind is a two-seater biplane from the same factory as the famous Hawker Hurricane singleseater tighter. . It. is powered by a single Rolls-Royce Kestrel engine and is one of the fastest military types in use in New Zealand. (
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Camp News, Volume 2, Issue 70, 25 April 1941, Page 3
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