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.

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Fairey Albacore canonical 4

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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

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HMS Indomitable aircraftOperated Fairey Albacore
813 Naval Air Squadron aircraftOperated Fairey Albacore
827 Naval Air Squadron aircraftOperated Fairey Albacore
aircraft carrier HMS Victorious aircraftOperated Fairey Albacore
subject surface form: HMS Victorious