Supermarine Stranraer
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The Supermarine Stranraer was a British twin-engine biplane flying boat used primarily for maritime patrol and reconnaissance duties in the late 1930s and early World War II.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
flying boat
ⓘ
military aircraft ⓘ patrol bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftType | biplane ⓘ |
| airframeMaterial | metal hull with fabric-covered wings ⓘ |
| armament |
.303 in machine guns
ⓘ
bombs ⓘ depth charges ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
6
ⓘ
7 ⓘ |
| designer | R. J. Mitchell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineConfiguration | twin-engine ⓘ |
| engineCount | 2 ⓘ |
| engineType | Bristol Pegasus X NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
early World War II
ⓘ
interwar period ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1934 ⓘ |
| hullType | boat hull ⓘ |
| introduced | 1937 ⓘ |
| landingGear | water landing only ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Supermarine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed | about 165 mph ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
long-range maritime capability
ⓘ
open gun positions ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | about 40 ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
North Atlantic patrols
ⓘ
coastal reconnaissance ⓘ convoy escort ⓘ |
| operator |
No. 228 Squadron RAF
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
No. 240 Squadron RAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 5 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 9 Squadron RCAF NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | 2 × Bristol Pegasus radial engines ⓘ |
| primaryUser |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionStatus | out of production ⓘ |
| propulsion | piston engine ⓘ |
| range | about 1,000 miles ⓘ |
| retired | 1946 ⓘ |
| role |
anti-submarine warfare aircraft
ⓘ
maritime patrol aircraft ⓘ reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling | about 17,000 ft ⓘ |
| serviceEntryContext | late 1930s ⓘ |
| successor | Short Sunderland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedInConflict | World War II ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | biplane ⓘ |
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