Blackburn Roc
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The Blackburn Roc was a British World War II-era naval fighter and dive bomber, notable for its turret-armed design and service with the Fleet Air Arm.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Blackburn Roc canonical | 2 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
World War II military aircraft
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carrier-based aircraft ⓘ dive bomber ⓘ naval fighter aircraft ⓘ |
| aircraftCategory | single-engine aircraft ⓘ |
| armament |
4 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) Browning machine guns in turret
ⓘ
bombs for dive-bombing role ⓘ |
| basedOn | Blackburn Skua design lineage ⓘ |
| conflict |
World War II
ⓘ
surface form:
Second World War
|
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| crew |
2
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pilot and gunner ⓘ |
| designFeature |
all-metal construction
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four-gun Boulton Paul turret ⓘ low-wing monoplane ⓘ powered dorsal gun turret ⓘ |
| developedFor | Fleet Air Arm turret fighter requirement ⓘ |
| engineType | Bristol Perseus radial engine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstFlightDate | 1938-12-23 ⓘ |
| height | about 12 ft 10 in ⓘ |
| introduced | 1940 ⓘ |
| length | about 35 ft 6 in ⓘ |
| manufacturer | Blackburn Aircraft NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| maximumSpeed |
approximately 223 mph
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approximately 359 km/h ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
North Sea operations
ⓘ
home-based Fleet Air Arm squadrons ⓘ |
| operator |
No. 800 Naval Air Squadron
NERFINISHED
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No. 801 Naval Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 803 Naval Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ No. 806 Naval Air Squadron NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| powerplant | 1 × Bristol Perseus XII radial engine ⓘ |
| primaryRole | turret fighter ⓘ |
| productionStatus | limited production ⓘ |
| retired | 1943 ⓘ |
| roleAssessment | considered underpowered and ineffective as a fighter ⓘ |
| sawCombatIn | World War II NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| secondaryRole | dive bomber ⓘ |
| serviceBranch | Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| serviceEntryYear | 1940 ⓘ |
| tailConfiguration | conventional tailwheel landing gear ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Fleet Air Arm
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Royal Navy ⓘ |
| wingspan | about 46 ft 2 in ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.