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2 photos from Wikimedia Commons · credits & licences
- 1. Aircraft of the Royal Air Force, 1939-1945- Bristol Type 130 Bombay. CH2936: Daventry B J (Mr), Royal Air Force official photographer· Public domain
- 2. Bristol Bombay (41178660070): Hugh Llewelyn from Keynsham, UK· CC BY-SA 2.0
what is it?
The Bristol Bombay was a British troop transport aircraft adaptable for use as a medium bomber flown by the Royal Air Force (RAF) during the Second World War.
How to recognise it: 2 piston engines with propellers · 29.2 m wingspan
base stats
Bars compare against all aircraft: 3,500 km/h, 20,000 km, 850 seats; size and number built on a log scale up to 640 t (An-225) and 45,000 built (Cessna 172).
fun facts
- First flew 91 years ago, in 1935.
- Top speed is 2.4× a car on the Dutch motorway (130 km/h).
- Wingspan of 29.2 m: about 6 cars parked nose to tail.
piston: A car-like piston engine turning a propeller: simple and cheap, the classic small plane.
spec sheet
- first flight
- 1935-06-23
- introduced
- 1939
- retired
- 1944
- status
- retired
- number built
- 51
- role
- transport aircraft
- origin
- 🇬🇧 United Kingdom
- makers
- Bristol Aeroplane Company
- engines
- 2× Bristol Pegasus XXII
- crew
- 3
- passengers
- 24
- length
- 21.1 m
- wingspan
- 29.2 m
- height
- 6.1 m
- max take-off weight
- 9,154 kg
- top speed
- 309 km/h
- cruise speed
- 257 km/h
- range
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Specs are for the version in the Wikipedia article's specification section. Blank means the sources don't say.
Sources: Wikidata Q917889, Wikipedia: Bristol Bombay (CC BY-SA 4.0).Updated 2026-10-24.