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Blackburn B.54/YA.7/YA.8 and B88/YB.1

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Produced Variants

B.54/YA.7
 		 Two seat carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft to Specification G.R.17/45 to meet the requirements of O.R.220. One 2000 h.p. Rolls-Royce Griffon 56 powerplant.
B.54/YA.8 Three seat development of the YA.7 with increased leading edge sweep, taller fin and other detail changes.
B.88/YB.1 Development of the YA.8 fitted with one 2,950 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Double Mamba turboprop powerplant.


Projected Variants

B.54/YA.5
 		 Two seat carrier-borne anti-submarine aircraft to Specification G.R.17/45 to meet the requirements of O.R.220. One Napier Double Naiad N.Na.C.1 turboprop powerplant, non-availability of which led to the YA.7 and YB.1.
B.96 Development of the B.54 fitted with one Napier E.141 Double Eland powerplant.
(none) AEW development of the B.54 to meet the requirements of Specification AEW.154


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B.54/YA.7
B.54/YA.8
B.88/YB.1

Serial Range C/n Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 1 aircraft ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, to contract 6/Acft/822. First flew 20 September 1949.
 WB781  5615  1      
  Total Production 1      

Serial Range C/n Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 1 aircraft ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, to contract 6/Acft/822. First flew 3 May 1950.
 WB788  5616  1      
  Total Production 1      

Serial Range C/n Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 1 aircraft ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, to contract 6/Acft/822. First flew 19 July 1950.
 WB797    1      
  Total Production 1      



Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 B.54/YA.7 1     1
 B.54/YA.8 1     1
 B.88/YB.1 1     1
  3 0 0  

Production References
  1. Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1989)
  2. Fleet Air Arm Fixed Wing Aircraft Since 1946, Ray Sturtivant with Mick Burrows and Lee Howard (Air Britain Publications, 2004)

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