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Boulton and Paul P.7 Bourges
For a description of the format and data included
in Production Tables, see here.
Produced Variants | P.7 Bourges Mk.IA | Three
seat biplane close support light bomber. Two 320 h.p. ABC Dragonfly powerplants mounted on the lower mainplanes. |
| P.7 Bourges Mk.IB | As Mk.IA but featuring a gulled upper wing. | | P.7 Bourges Mk.IIA | As
Mk.IA but featuring 230 h.p. Bentley B.R.2 powerplants, mounted at mid gap, for flight test purposes. |
| P.7 Bourges Mk.IIB | As Mk.IIA but featuring a gulled upper wing. | | P.7B
Bourges Mk.IIIA | As Mk.IA but
featuring 450 h.p. Napier Lion IIB powerplants. |
| P.7B Bourges
Mk.IIIB | As Mk.IIIA but featuring
a gulled upper wing. |
| Serial Range |
C/n |
Type |
Batch Qty |
Conv. |
Canc'd |
Notes |
| 3 aircraft
ordered from the Aircraft Department of Boulton and Paul Ltd, Mousehold,
Norwich, Norfolk, to contract 35A/909/C730. |
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F2903 |
P.7/1 |
Mk.IIA |
1 |
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First flew June 1919. |
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(F2903) |
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Mk.IA |
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(1) |
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Converted from Mk.IIA July 1919 as
K-129/G-EACE, retained by Boulton and Paul as demonstrator. |
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F2904 |
P.7/2 |
Mk.IB |
1 |
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First flew early 1920. |
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F2905 |
P.7/3 |
Mk.IB |
1 |
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(See Note 1) |
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(F2905) |
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Mk.IIB |
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(1) |
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Converted from Mk.IB F2905.
(See Note 1) |
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(F2905) |
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Mk.IIIA |
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(1) |
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Converted from sole Mk.IIB. First flew
December 1920. (See Note 1) |
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(F2905) |
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Mk.IIIB |
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(1) |
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Converted from sole Mk.IIIA. First flew
1921. (See Note 1) |
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Total Production |
3 |
(4) |
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| Type |
Built New |
Conv. |
Canc'd |
Total |
| P.7 Bourges Mk.IA |
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(1) |
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1 |
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P.7 Bourges Mk.IB |
2 |
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2 |
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P.7 Bourges Mk.IIA |
1 |
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1 |
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P.7 Bourges Mk.IIB |
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(1) |
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1 |
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P.7B Bourges Mk.IIIA |
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(1) |
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1 |
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P.7B Bourges Mk.IIIB |
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(1) |
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1 |
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3 |
(4) |
0 |
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Notes - Brew [1] refers to F2905
only as a Mk.IIIA, but both Mason [2] and Halley [3] give the conversions shown here.
Production References - Boulton
Paul Aircraft Since 1915, Alec Brew (Putnam, 1993)
- British Bomber Since 1914, Francis K. Mason (Putnam,
1994)
- Royal Air Force Aircraft J1 - J9999, RAF Aircraft Register Series (Air-Britain Publications, 1987)
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