Originally Posted by
SimonCraig1
Good guess Cris and your up!
The Nighthawk it is.Developed two years before J.R. Mitchell became the Supermarine Chief Engineer as an anti-Zeppelin aircraft it was too slow and could not reach adequate ceiling to be effective. As well as the Davis gun it had a searchlight powered by an Auxiliary Power Unit, believed to be the first usage of an APU in aircraft, they had been used in airships before.
Cris B.; you're up. Congratulations, and please post your first clue as soon as possible. Thanks; Ernie P.