Specification P.4/34 was issued during February 1934 with Fairey, Gloster and Hawker all competing. Hawker, at this time, were well advanced with the development of their Hurricane fighter, and the design

phased out of frontline 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

equipped with Gloster Sea Gladiators and the latter Fairey Fulmars, who were on loan from the Fleet Air Arm. Order of Battle Fighter Command - 10th July 1940 The Luftwaffe could call on over 2,000

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

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

Royal Air Force led to the Fleet Air Arm ordering the Fairey Fulmar as their new fighter to compliment the Blackburn Roc and Gloster Sea Gladiator. After the Spitfire excelled during the Battle of Britain

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

their first examples as they began to replace their Fairey Battles. Two Wellington Mk Is would be converted to Wellington Mk III prototypes. The first was fitted with Bristol Hercules HEISM engines,

Fairey Fulmar Mk I The two letters in () are the squadron code. No. 10 Group Commander: Air Vice-Marshal Sir Christopher Quinton Brand Headquarters: RAF Box Covering: South West England

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