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 the Hawker Hurricane and the Henley would

such as the Fairey Swordfish, however the Swordfish would remain in service long after the Blackburn Skua had been withdrawn. Flying for the first time on the 9th February 1937 and as powered by an

Air Force so the FAA proceeded with an order for the Fairey Fulmar. As 1940 progressed a lack of air cover was still an issue and contributed to rising losses during the Battle of the Atlantic, so again

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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

However the retirement of another aircraft, the Fairey Gannet AEW 3, saw a need arise for an aircraft to perform the AEW (Airborne Early Warning) role. This would lead to the Shackleton AEW Mk 2 which

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

During 1925 and the introduction of the Fairey Fox the Royal Air Force found itself in the uncomfortable situation of having a bomber faster than any of its current fighters, and with the introduction

along with the Fairey Firefly, would provide the 'heavy attack' element for the Royal Navy and would prove itself to be just as good if not superior as the enemy jets it faced. In fact a Sea Fury shot

The Fairey Flycatcher entered service with the Fleet Air Arm in 1924 and was the only fighter in service with the FAA at that time. With a top speed of 133 mph at sea level the type's performance suffered