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Air Striking Force and would operate alongside the Fairey Battle. Losses for the aircraft would be high as they operated during daylight and not always with fighter escort. One such mission on the 14th

phased out of front line Fleet Air Arm service as the Fairey Fulmar started to enter service. Dispersed around the United Kingdom the Blackburn Roc would also serve with the Anti-Aircraft Co-operation

operated Skuas were given newer aircraft with the Fairey Fulmar equipping Nos. 800 and 806 Naval Air Squadron whilst the Hawker Sea Hurricane equipped Nos. 801 and 803 Naval Air Squadron. After this the

on the 3rd April 1944 they escorted the carrier's Fairey Barracudas when they attacked the German battleship Tirpitz at Kaafjord, Norway as part of 'Operation Tungsten'. By the time the last production

despite the recent introduction of the Fairey Fulmar and Blackburn Roc the Fleet Air Arm still lacked a fighter capable of speeds over 300 mph. The major issue that the Fleet Air Arm had was that the

equipped with Gloster Sea Gladiators and the latter Fairey Fulmars, who were on loan from the Fleet Air Arm. The Luftwaffe could call on over 2,000 aircraft to begin their campaign to gain air supremacy

engine and performance comparable to the two-seater Fairey Fox bomber. Out of all the submissions received the Bristol Bulldog came out on top. The Bulldog was designed by Frank Barnwell and the first

de Havilland Hound and a new version of the Fairey Fox IIM. Powered by the Rolls-Royce F.XIB, which was to become known as the Kestrel, Hawker submitted their design in December 1926. When in June 1928

Ministry were looking to replace the Westland Wapiti and Fairey IIIF and during 1932 and 1933 a converted Vickers Vildebeest had made a tour of the Middle East and Africa visiting Royal Air Force stations