The Boulton Paul P.29 Sidestrand was a twin-engine biplane medium bomber of the Royal Air Force. Designed for daylight operations, it was manoeuvrable and provided with three defensive gun positions.
BP Sidestrand
Boulton Paul Sidestrand 3-view drawing from NACA Aircraft Circular No.71
Bicester Aerodrome, formerly RAF Bicester, is a private airfield on the outskirts of Bicester, Oxfordshire, England.
Boulton Paul Sidestrand
…variants with geared Jupiter VIIIFs and the final three production aircraft were replacement Mk IIs. The squadron moved to RAF Andover in 1929 and to RAF Bicester in 1934. The Sidestrand inherited the good manoeuvrability of the Boulton Paul P. 7 Bourges, and put on a notably impressive display at the 1932 RAF…
Bicester Airfield from above.
Photo of Bicester Airfield by the German Luftwaffe, 1939
The Watch Office (it pre-dates radio control, therefore is a Watch Office but commonly referred to as a Control Tower) at Bicester Heritage, 2020
The Bristol Blenheim with MK 1 Spitfire at Flywheel, 2023