Bristol Type 14 F.2B
Mk II Fighter J6586
(c/n 5893)
Incredibly, 5,329 Bristol Fighters were produced during
and after the Great War, of which
the most numerous sub
variant was
the F.2B with the 250 hp Rolls Royce Falcon III twelve
cylinder inline vee air
cooled
engine up front. Seen above at Filton in 1921 is the first F.2B
Mk II built. They
were used on all battle fronts and
many were civilianized after
the war into
Bristol Tourers. A
good example of the latter can be
seen in my civil selection under
Australia
at G-AUCA
in the VH-U
series.