The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a British
Carrier-borne
two-seater single-engine
Low-wing
Naval dive bomber and fighter
The
aircraft took its name from the sea bird
Which
'divebombs' any potential predators
They
served with the Fleet Air Arm
During
the Allied campaign in Norway,
As
well as the evacuations from Dunkirk
Later
in the war it reverted to a training role
The
Skua was withdrawn altogether 1945
The Handley Page Heyford was a British
Twin-engine biplane heavy
bomber of the 1930s
And
was the last of its type used by the RAF
Which
was withdrawn from frontline service in 1939
And
was used as bombing and gunnery trainers,
The
Heyford were finally retired in 1941
The Blackburn B-25 Roc was a British
Carrier-borne
single-engine naval fighter
Named
after the mythical bird of the Arabian Nights,
And primarily served with the Fleet
Air Arm
During
the Allied campaign in Norway,
As well as the evacuations
from Dunkirk
Later
in the war it reverted to a training role
The
Roc was withdrawn altogether during 1943
The Blackburn Firebrand was a British
Carrier-borne single-engine
naval strike fighter
And
was a low-winged, all-metal monoplane
Primarily
serving with the Fleet Air Arm
They
were not delivered until the end of WW2
And
were withdrawn from front-line service in 1953
The Blackburn B.48 Firecrest was a British
Carrier-borne
single-engine naval strike fighter
And
was a low-winged, all-metal monoplane
Intended
to serve with the Fleet Air Arm
But never got passed the protype stage
The Blackburn Shark was a British
Carrier-borne biplane torpedo
bomber
Primarily
serving with the Fleet Air Arm
Despite
reaching obsolescence in 1937
They
still played an active combat role
At
Dunkirk and in the Pacific theatre
The
Sharks were finally retired in 1945
The Blackburn B-5 Baffin was a British
Carrier-borne biplane torpedo
bomber
Primarily
serving with the Fleet Air Arm
They
were in frontline service from 1937
Until
1941 and were retired in 1945
