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[[Image:Im1939EnV167-p568.jpg |thumb| 1939. Roc All Metal Fleet Air Arm Two Seater Fighter.]] | |||
[[Image:Im1940EnV169-p010bc.jpg|thumb| 1940. Roc Fleet Air Arm Two Seater Fighter.]] | |||
[[Image:Im1941AFP-BlkRoc.jpg|thumb| 1941. Blackburn: Roc. ]] | [[Image:Im1941AFP-BlkRoc.jpg|thumb| 1941. Blackburn: Roc. ]] | ||
''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co|Blackburn Aircraft]] | ''Note: This is a sub-section of [[Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co|Blackburn Aircraft]] | ||
'''Type | |||
* Carrier-based naval turret fighter. | |||
'''Designer | |||
*[[George Edward Petty]] | |||
'''Manufacturers | |||
* [[Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co]] | |||
'''Number produced | |||
*136 | |||
'''Engines | |||
*1 x [[Bristol Engine Co: Perseus]] XII radial engine, 890 hp (664 kW). | |||
The '''Blackburn B-25 Roc''' was a British Second World War-era Fleet Air Arm fighter aircraft designed by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. It took its name from the mythical bird of the tales of the Arabian Nights, the Roc. Derived from the [[Blackburn: Skua]] and developed in parallel, the Roc differed in its adoption of a turret for its armament. Operationally, the Roc came to be viewed as inferior to existing aircraft, such as the Skua and the type only had a brief front line service. | |||
== See Also == | == See Also == | ||
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== Sources of Information == | == Sources of Information == | ||
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*[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blackburn_Roc Wikipedia] | |||
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Revision as of 15:06, 23 February 2016
Note: This is a sub-section of Blackburn Aircraft
Type
- Carrier-based naval turret fighter.
Designer
Manufacturers
Number produced
- 136
Engines
- 1 x Bristol Engine Co: Perseus XII radial engine, 890 hp (664 kW).
The Blackburn B-25 Roc was a British Second World War-era Fleet Air Arm fighter aircraft designed by Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. It took its name from the mythical bird of the tales of the Arabian Nights, the Roc. Derived from the Blackburn: Skua and developed in parallel, the Roc differed in its adoption of a turret for its armament. Operationally, the Roc came to be viewed as inferior to existing aircraft, such as the Skua and the type only had a brief front line service.
See Also
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Sources of Information