Warspite63
Staff Sergeant
- 841
- Dec 8, 2022
Or is it 'the bridge'? .... ;-PI like the flight deck!
If It Can Fly, It Can Float!!!
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MiTasol
Captain
The same concept as the PBY in some ways except only the FE sat in the pylon and it was faired to the fuselage.
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Well I was kind of thinking that way.
Good shots!
Warspite63
Staff Sergeant
- 841
- Dec 8, 2022
Beautiful! Thats got to be in BC ..... I believe the Canadian Stringbags had canopies .... winter flying would have been ..... a bit cool otherwise
Warspite63
Staff Sergeant
- 841
- Dec 8, 2022
That's a gorgeous ... Stranaer?......
MiTasol
Captain
Yep
Not a Swordfish but a Blackburn Shark III powered by the same Pegasus engine. Note the square wintips and V shaped interplane struts.
Canada imported two of these as pattern aircraft in 1939 while another 17 were built by Boeing Aircraft of Canada at their Vancouver factory. Used by 4 & 6 squadrons RCAF. In 1936 the RCAF had purchsed 7 Tiger powered Shark II.
More photos here
Blackburn Shark in Canadian Service - Destination's Journey
Photos of the Blackburn Shark torpedo bomber operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force to patrol the west coast. A total of 26 were operated
www.destinationsjourney.com
Some of the captions distinguishing exact Marks seem a bit dodgy, but overall give a good picture of the Canadian use of this aircraft type.
buffnut453
Captain
Not a Swordfish but a Blackburn Shark III powered by the same Pegasus engine. Note the square wintips and V shaped interplane struts.
Canada imported two of these as pattern aircraft in 1939 while another 17 were built by Boeing Aircraft of Canada at their Vancouver factory. Used by 4 & 6 squadrons RCAF. In 1936 the RCAF had purchsed 7 Tiger powered Shark II.
More photos here
Blackburn Shark in Canadian Service - Destination's Journey
Photos of the Blackburn Shark torpedo bomber operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force to patrol the west coast. A total of 26 were operated
Some of the captions distinguishing exact Marks seem a bit dodgy, but overall give a good picture of the Canadian use of this aircraft type.
I always thought the Shark was a handsome-looking aeroplane. Rather sleek for a biplane, IMHO.
Warspite63
Staff Sergeant
- 841
- Dec 8, 2022
Yep = spot on! I was lazy - that's clearly not a SwordfishNot a Swordfish but a Blackburn Shark III powered by the same Pegasus engine. Note the square wintips and V shaped interplane struts.
Canada imported two of these as pattern aircraft in 1939 while another 17 were built by Boeing Aircraft of Canada at their Vancouver factory. Used by 4 & 6 squadrons RCAF. In 1936 the RCAF had purchsed 7 Tiger powered Shark II.
More photos here
Blackburn Shark in Canadian Service - Destination's Journey
Photos of the Blackburn Shark torpedo bomber operated by the Royal Canadian Air Force to patrol the west coast. A total of 26 were operated
Some of the captions distinguishing exact Marks seem a bit dodgy, but overall give a good picture of the Canadian use of this aircraft type.
Nice shots!
Vic Balshaw
Major General
Saunders-Roe SR.45 Princess. Saw this magnificent machine at Colshot when on a kids holiday camp in the late 1950s, a huge machine.
Good shots!
