Oops, yes I did, but on re-reading the appropriate pages a better term would be studies for a fast bomber, as a continuation from earlier thinking on larger types. The driver behind these studies was Ludlow-Hewitt, but it was thought necessary to have a tail turret and this was indeed on earlier DH studies. Both AW and Avro had contracts for smaller fast designs with “flush” turrets, whatever that may mean, and it seems that it was Freeman who finally grasped the nettle and asked for an unarmed design from DH, smaller still than the previous work. Interestingly Ludlow-Hewitt was dismissive of the possibilities of so small a bomber but thought it might have some use for reconnaissance – he was certainly dead right there!