Fairey Barracuda
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The Fairey Barracuda was a British World War II carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber aircraft used primarily by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fairey Barracuda canonical | 4 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
carrier-borne aircraft
ⓘ
dive bomber ⓘ torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| armamentOption |
bombs
ⓘ
depth charges ⓘ torpedoes ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 3 ⓘ |
| designedAsReplacementFor |
Fairey Albacore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairey Swordfish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| designedFor | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| enteredServiceWith | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
World War II era
|
| firstFlight | 1940-12-07 ⓘ |
| introduced | 1943 ⓘ |
| launchPlatform | aircraft carrier ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Fairey Aviation Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableOperation | Operation Tungsten NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableTarget | German battleship Tirpitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator |
Royal Air Force (limited use)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Canadian Navy NERFINISHED ⓘ Royal Navy ⓘ |
| powerplant | Rolls-Royce Merlin engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| predecessor |
Fairey Albacore
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairey Swordfish NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole | torpedo bomber ⓘ |
| propulsionType | piston engine ⓘ |
| retired | 1953 ⓘ |
| secondaryRole |
dive bomber
ⓘ
reconnaissance ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| successor | Fairey Firefly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailplane ⓘ |
| undercarriage | retractable landing gear ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| usedInTheatre |
European theatre of World War II
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Pacific theatre of World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| variant |
Fairey Barracuda Mk I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Fairey Barracuda Mk II NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairey Barracuda Mk III NERFINISHED ⓘ Fairey Barracuda Mk V NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| wingConfiguration | high-wing monoplane ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Victorious