Handley Page V/1500
| Handley Page V/1500 | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Type | Heavy bomber |
| Manufacturer | Handley Page |
| Designer | |
| Primary user | Royal Air Force |
| Number built | 32-40 |
| History | |
| Introduction date | 1918 |
| First flight | 22 May 1918 |
The Handley Page V/1500 was a British night-flying heavy bomber built by Handley Page towards the end of the First World War. It was a large four-engined biplane, which resembled a larger version of Handley Page's earlier O/100 and O/400 bombers, intended to bomb Berlin from East Anglian airfields. The end of the war stopped the V/1500 being used against Germany, but a single aircraft was used to carry out the first flight from England to India, and later carried out a bombing raid on Kabul during the Third Anglo-Afghan War. It was colloquially known within the fledgling Royal Air Force as the "Super Handley". The V/1500 which was shipped to Canada to attempt a transatlantic flight was flown in the US, and in 1919 crash-landed in a field at Mount Jewett, Pennsylvania. Photos appeared in the 20 February 1919 issue of the Bradford Journal newspaper.