HAWKER NIMROD - The
Hawker Nimrod was a single-seat fleet fighter, with interchangeable wheel/float
undercarriage, developed under Camm's direction in 1930 to comply with
Specification 16/30 and first flown on October 14, 1931. Production totalled
56 Mk I and 30 Mk II for FAA. None remained in front-line service by September
1939, but a few surviving Mk IIs flew with No 757 and, briefly, No 759
training units until 1941. The Hawker Nimrod II was powered by the 608
hp R-R Kestrel V. Twelve Hawker Nimrods (10 built in Denmark at the Orlogsvaerftet
naval dockyards) delivered to the Naval Air Service (Marine Flyvevaesenets)
in 1934-36 were front-line fighter equipment when Germany attacked Denmark
in April 1940, but saw no action.
Max speed, 193 mph (311 kmlh) at 14,000ft (4,267 m). Gross weight, 4,059
Ib (1,841 kg). Span, 33 ft 63/4 in (10.21 m). Length, 26ft 6'bin (8.08m).
