Fairey Albacore
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The Fairey Albacore was a British World War II carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber designed to replace the Fairey Swordfish in Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm service.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairey Albacore canonical | 4 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
biplane
ⓘ
carrier-borne aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory |
carrier-based aircraft
ⓘ
naval aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftConfiguration |
biplane
ⓘ
single-engine ⓘ |
| aircraftLayout | tailwheel undercarriage ⓘ |
| cockpitType | enclosed cockpit ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedBy | Fairey Aviation design team ⓘ |
| designedToReplace | Fairey Swordfish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engineType | Bristol Taurus radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredService | with Royal Navy ⓘ |
| era | World War II era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1938-12-12 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fairey Aviation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
165 mph
ⓘ
265 km/h ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 800 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Air Force NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplantCount | 1 ⓘ |
| predecessor | Fairey Swordfish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryArmament | torpedoes ⓘ |
| retired | 1944 ⓘ |
| role |
level bomber
ⓘ
reconnaissance aircraft ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| secondaryArmament |
bombs
ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successorTo | Fairey Swordfish in Fleet Air Arm service ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedFor |
anti-shipping strikes
ⓘ
maritime patrol ⓘ night operations ⓘ |
| wingType | biplane wings ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Victorious