Airco DH.10 Amiens

Airco · United Kingdom · first flew 1918 · bomber

The Airco DH.10 Amiens was a British twin-engine biplane bomber of 1918, developed by Geoffrey de Havilland at the Aircraft Manufacturing Company (Airco). It reached operational units just as the First World War ended and subsequently served on long-distance mail and passenger routes.

Recognition (WEFT)

W — Wings	High-mounted, straight
E — Engines	2 × piston, wing-mounted
F — Fuselage	12.07 m fuselage
T — Tail	Conventional

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British WWI twin-engine biplane bomber with pusher-tractor or twin-tractor engines
Equal-span biplane with nacelle-mounted engines between the wings
Arrived too late for significant WWI bombing operations

A large equal-span biplane with two engines in nacelles between the wings. Bigger than the DH.9A and distinguished by the twin-engine arrangement; the equal-span wings and prominent nose and dorsal gun positions are characteristic.

Specifications

The Airco DH.10 Amiens has a length of 12.07 m (40 ft).
It has a wingspan of 19.96 m (65 ft).
Its maximum speed is 211 km/h (131 mph).
Typical crew: 4.

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History

First flown in March 1918, the DH.10 was designed to improve on the DH.9A for strategic bombing but arrived too late to see significant combat. Post-war, RAF aircraft of the type flew the Cairo–Baghdad mail route and provided early experience of long-distance scheduled operations in the Middle East.

Variants

The DH.10A had pusher engines; the DH.10C standardised on tractor engines in the nacelles; minor variants differed in engine type.

Where you'll see it

Served with the Royal Air Force on the Cairo–Baghdad mail route and in India in the early 1920s; withdrawn from service by the mid-1920s.

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