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[[image:Im1927v145-p46f.jpg|thumb| 1927. Sidestrand day bomber.]] | [[image:Im1927v145-p46f.jpg|thumb| 1927. Sidestrand day bomber.]] | ||
[[image:Im19321117FL-BPSidestrand.jpg|thumb| November 1932. (Flight 1932/11/17).]] | [[image:Im19321117FL-BPSidestrand.jpg|thumb| November 1932. (Flight 1932/11/17).]] | ||
[[image:Im19321117FL-BoultonPaul.jpg|thumb| November 1932.]] | |||
''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Boulton and Paul]]. | ''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Boulton and Paul]]. | ||
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Note: This is a sub-section of Boulton and Paul.
1926 Day bomber. Twin-engined three-crew biplane powered by two 460 hp Jupiter VIIIF engines. 18 aircraft produced but four were converted to its successor the Overstrand.
The Sidestrand had three open gun positions; nose, dorsal and ventral. There was usually a crew of three; pilot, nose gunner and a gunner for the dorsal or ventral positions, the choice depending on where each aircraft flew in a formation. Armament for each position was a .303 in (7.7 mm) Lewis gun, the gun being moved between the two rear positions as required.
It was powered by two Bristol Jupiter VIIIF 9-cylinder air-cooled radial engine, 460 hp (343 kW) each.
Variants
Sidestrand I
- Two prototypes.
Sidestrand II
- Production variant, six built converted to Sidestrand III.
Sidestrand III
- Improved production variant, twelve built, four converted to Boulton Paul Overstrands.
Sidestrand V
- Improved variant modified from a Mark III with more powerful engines, an enclosed cockpit and nose-mounted power-operated turret, renamed Boulton Paul Overstrand
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