Boulton & Paul Bugle

The Boulton & Paul Bugle was a British medium bomber design built to meet Air Ministry specification 30/22.

It drew on the company's experience with the Boulton & Paul Bolton and Boulton & Paul Bourges.

There were two variants; the Bugle I with 400 hp Bristol Jupiter II radial engines (5 built) and the Napier Lion W-block Bugle II (2 built)

pecifications (Bugle II)

aircraft specifications

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guns=0.303 inch Lewis guns at nose and dorsal positions
bombs= 300 kg of external bombs

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References

External links

* [http://www.historicaircraft.org/British-Aircraft/pages/Boulton-Paul-Bugle.html picture at historicaircraft.org]