摘要 : One of the truly classic Royal Air Force biplane fighters of the late 1920s/early 1930s was the Bristol Bulldog. Short and compact with plenty of power, the Bulldog could put on thrilling airshows while it was also the standard ho... 展开 One of the truly classic Royal Air Force biplane fighters of the late 1920s/early 1930s was the Bristol Bulldog. Short and compact with plenty of power, the Bulldog could put on thrilling airshows while it was also the standard home defense fighter - equipping ten of 13 RAF squadrons. Bulldog Mk. Ⅱ K2227 was built in 1930 and retained as company demonstrator with the civil registration G-ABBB. Grounded in 1936, it was gifted to the Science Museum and went on display in 1939 but during the war it was removed and hidden away to prevent destruction by air raid. In 1955, it was used for static scenes in the film Reach for the Sky. Restoration to flying status commenced in 1957 and was completed in June 1961. The plane was finished as K2227 of No. 51 Squadron. During low-level aerobatics at the Farnborough airshow on 13 February 1964, the engine failed at low-level and the aircraft was completely destroyed but the pilot survived. The wreck was dumped behind a hangar and over the years parts went missing. In 1992, the RAF Museum gathered every available part they could find and used what was left of the wreck to have SkySport Engineering rebuild the craft to static condition for display in the museum. 收起