The Great War - Aviation - Hadley Page

The Hadley Page was Britain's first bomber plane and was designed in 1916. During November 1916, the Hadley Page carried out the first large-scale bombing raids on enemy territory. 
By 1918, The originally Hadley Page was replaced by a four engine version that could carry a new giant 1,650 lbs bomb. This version was to be converted for passenger transport after the war.

The Hadley Page Bomber had a maximum speed of 85 mph, a maximum height of 7,000 ft and could fly for up to eight hours. It could also carry five machine guns and 1,792 lbs of bombs.