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Blackburn B.2

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Produced Variants

B.2
 
 
Two seat trainer aircraft developed from the Bluebird IV trainer, retaining the layout and side-by-side seating of the earlier aircraft, but having a semi-monocoque all-metal fuselage. One 120 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy III, 130 h.p. de Havilland Gipsy Major or 120 h.p. Cirrus Hermes IV powerplant.



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C/n Initial Registration Notes
 1 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire. First flew 13 April 1932.
 3850/1  G-ABUW  To North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd. Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 (2887M?).
 6 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, for the North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd. Built in March 1933.
 4700/1  G-ABWI  Gipsy III powerplant.
 4700/2  G-ACAH  Hermes IVA. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2907M.
 4700/3  G-ACBH  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2895M.
 4700/4  G-ACBI  Gipsy III powerplant.
 4700/5  G-ACBJ  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2900M.
 4700/6  G-ACBK  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2906M.
 6 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, for the North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd. Built between March and May 1933.
 5093/1  G-ACEM  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2890M.
 5093/2  G-ACEN  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939.
 5093/3  G-ACEO  Hermes IVA powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2899M.
 5093/4  G-ACEP  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939.
 5093/5  G-ACER  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939.
 5093/6  G-ACES  Hermes IVA powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2904M.
 6 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, for the North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd. except as noted. Built between December 1933 and June 1934.
 5290/1  G-ACLC  Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939.
 5290/2  G-ACLD  Hermes IVA powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2885M.
 5290/3  G-ACPZ  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth. Gipsy Major powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2902M.
 5290/4  G-ACRA  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth. Hermes IVA powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2905M.
 5290/5  G-ACUE  Gipsy III powerplant.
 5290/6  G-ACZH  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth. Gipsy III powerplant. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2886M.
 10 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, for Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth. Built in 1935. All aircraft fitted with Hermes IVA and delivered to No.4 EFTS on
 15 October 1939.
 5920/1  G-ADFN  FTL fleet No. 6; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2897M.
 5920/2  G-ADFO  FTL fleet No. 7.
 5920/3  G-ADFP  FTL fleet No. 8; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2892M.
 5920/4  G-ADFR  FTL fleet No. 9; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2894M.
 5920/5  G-ADFS  FTL fleet No. 10.
 5920/6  G-ADFT  FTL fleet No. 11; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2908M.
 5920/7  G-ADFU  FTL fleet No. 12; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2903M.
 5920/8  G-ADFV  FTL fleet No. 18; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2893M.
 5920/9  G-ADLF  FTL fleet No. 14; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2891M.
 5920/10  G-ADLG  FTL fleet No. 2; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2888M.
 11 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, for the North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd. except as noted. Built between December 1935 and
 February 1936. All aircraft fitted with Hermes IVA
 6300/1  G-ADZM  To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2896M.
 6300/2  G-ANZN  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth, fleet No. 15. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2905M.
 6300/3  G-AEBE  To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2898M.
 6300/4  G-AEBF  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth, fleet No. 16.
 6300/5  G-AEBG  To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2938M.
 6300/6  G-AEBH  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth.
 6300/7  G-AEBI  Originally to North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd; to Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth September 1936.
 6300/8  G-AEBJ  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth, fleet No. 17. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939.
 6300/9  G-AEBK  Originally to North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co. Ltd; to Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth September 1936. To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939.
     Impressed 17 February 1942 as 2901M.
 6300/10  G-AEBL  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth, To No.4 EFTS 15 October 1939; impressed 17 February 1942 as 2973M.
 3 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire. Built in February 1936. Purchaced by the Air Ministry under contract 602395/37.
 6795/1  G-AEBM  To North Sea Aerial and General Transport but ntu. To Air Ministry as L6891 in June 1937.
 6795/2  G-AEBN  To Flying Training Ltd., Hanworth but ntu. To Air Ministry as L6892 in June 1937.
 6795/3  G-AEBO  To North Sea Aerial and General Transport but ntu. To Air Ministry as L6893 in June 1937.
Total Production   43




Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 B.2 43     43
  43 0 0  

Production References
  1. Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1989)

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