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Blackburn B.48/YA.1
For a description of the format and data included
in Production Tables, see here.
Produced
Variants | B.48/YA.1 |
Single seat naval torpedo strike fighter. Two aircraft (RT651, RT656) to Specification S.28/43 to meet the |
| | requirements of OR.150, plus one aircraft (VF172) to meet the requirements of Specification S.10/45. |
| | One 2,475 h.p. Bristol Centaurus 59 powerplant. |
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Three aircraft
(VF254, VF257, VF262) to Specification S.10/45. One 3350 b.h.p. Napier E122 SabreVIII powerplant. |
Projected
Variants | B.62/YA.6 |
B.48 fitted with a Proteus, Clyde or Python turboprop powerplant. |
| Serial Range |
C/n |
Batch Qty |
Conv. |
Canc'd |
Notes |
| 2 aircraft
ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, to
contract SB.27216. First flew 1 April 1947. |
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RT651, RT656 |
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1 |
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1 |
RT656 not completed. |
| 1 aircraft
ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, to
contracts SB.27216 and Acft/2311. First flew 6 February 1948. |
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VF172 |
4400/1 |
1 |
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| 3 aircraft
ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, to
contract SB.64806. Cancelled. |
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VF254, VF257, VF262 |
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3 |
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Total Production |
2 |
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4 |
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| Type |
Built New |
Conv. |
Canc'd |
Total |
| B.48/YA.1 Firecrest |
2 |
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4 |
6 |
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2 |
0 |
4 |
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Notes - Unofficially known as the
Firecrest.
Production References - Blackburn Aircraft
Since 1909, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1989)
- Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946, Ray
Sturtivant with Mick Burrows and Lee Howard (Air Britain Publications, 2004)
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