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Blackburn Swift prototype. The Swift was a single-seat torpedo dropper based on experiences that Blackburn had in building the Sopwith Cuckoo, the firm being the biggest producer of the type. The Swift was the export version of the Dart; its basic design being sire to the Ripon and Baffin deck landing torpedo types, fulfilling Robert Blackburn's desire to become supplier of offensive types to the FAA, that is, until the TSR specification that Fairey won with the Swordfish, which Blackburn put into licence production at any rate. The Swift is notable in that it was designed for export, while the Dart went into FAA service; three went to Japan as part of the 1921 naval mission led by Col William Semple, along with six Sopwith Cuckoos to become the first torpedo droppers of the IJN.
 
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