Blackburn Skua
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The Blackburn Skua was a British World War II-era carrier-based dive bomber and fighter aircraft used by the Fleet Air Arm.
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military aircraft
ⓘ
carrier-based dive bomber ⓘ fighter aircraft ⓘ monoplane ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | carrier-based aircraft ⓘ |
| armamentDefensive | 1 × 0.303 in Vickers K machine gun in rear cockpit ⓘ |
| armamentFixed | 4 × 0.303 in Browning machine guns in wings ⓘ |
| basedOn | aircraft carriers of the Royal Navy ⓘ |
| bombLoad |
1 × 500 lb bomb under fuselage
ⓘ
2 × 100 lb bombs under wings ⓘ |
| construction | all-metal ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew | 2 ⓘ |
| crewPositions |
observer
ⓘ
pilot ⓘ |
| designedFor | Royal Navy specification O.27/34 ⓘ |
| engineType | air-cooled radial engine ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1938 ⓘ |
| firstFlight | 1937-02-09 ⓘ |
| firstOperationalSquadron |
800 Naval Air Squadron
GENERATED
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803 Naval Air Squadron GENERATED ⓘ |
| fuselageType | two-seat cockpit in tandem ⓘ |
| introduced | 1938 ⓘ |
| landingGear | retractable tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blackburn Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
225 mph
ⓘ
362 km/h ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableAction | sank German cruiser Königsberg at Bergen ⓘ |
| notableActionDate | 1940-04-10 ⓘ |
| numberBuilt | 192 ⓘ |
| numberOfEngines | 1 ⓘ |
| operator | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | 1 × Bristol Perseus XII radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | dive bomber ⓘ |
| productionPeriod | late 1930s ⓘ |
| range |
1220 km
ⓘ
760 mi ⓘ |
| retired | 1945 ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | fighter ⓘ |
| serviceCeiling |
20000 ft
ⓘ
6100 m ⓘ |
| successor | Fairey Fulmar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tail ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| usedInConflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| wingConfiguration | low-wing monoplane ⓘ |
| withdrawnFromFrontlineService | 1941 ⓘ |
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
HMS Ark Royal