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Blackburn GP, SP and Kangaroo

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Produced Variants
G.P.
 
G.P. (General Purpose) - three-crew, three-bay biplane long-range patrol bomber seaplane. Two 150 h.p. Sunbeam Nubian powerplants.

S.P.
 
S.P. (Special Purpose) - strengthened development the G.P. with larger area ailerons, also fitted to the lower mainplanes. Two 190 h.p. Rolls-Royce powerplants.

R.T.1 Kangaroo
 
Three-crew, four-bay biplane anti-submarine patrol bomber, developed from the G P. seaplane. Two 250 h.p. Rolls-Royce Falcon II (first four aircraft) or 270 h.p. Falcon III powerplants.


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Serial Range C/n Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 2 aircraft ordered fromThe Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire, to contract C.P.111708/15. Delivered in 1916.
 1415    1      G.P.
 1416    1      S.P.
  Total Production 2      




R.T.1 Kangaroo

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Aircraft Delivered as Military
Serial Range C/n Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 24 aircraft ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire, to contract AS.7469. 20 Delivered between April and July 1918, remainder cancelled.
 B8837 - B8840        4  3 eventually completed as civil dual control trainers.
 B9970 - B9989    20      Originally ordered as N1720 - N1739
  Total Production 20      

Aircraft Converted or Built As Civil
C/n Initial Registration Notes
 3 aircraft converted by Grahame-White Aviation Co Ltd, Hendon. Delivered from Seaton Carew to Hendon 11 May 1919.
   G-EADE  Ex B9981. Registration not used and cancelled in July 1919, owing to damage received by B9981 at Hendon.
   G-EADF  Ex B9982. Crashed taking off from Hendon on Saturday, 31.5.19 (before registration).
   G-EADG  Ex B9985. Used by Grahame-White Aviation for joy-riding at Hendon.
 4 aircraft converted by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire for the North Sea Aerial Navigation Co Ltd.
   G-EAIT  Ex B9978; 1925 converted to dual trainer.
   G-EAIU  Ex B9973; 1924 converted to the prototype dual trainer 'Bongo'.
   G-EAKQ  Ex B9972; July 1921 to the Peruvian Centro Militar (Army Flying Service).
   G-EAMJ  Ex B9977; 1924 converted to dual trainer 'Felix the Cat'.
 1 aircraft converted by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Leeds, Yorkshire for the Australia Flight 24 October 1919.
   G-EAOW  Ex B9970. Retained by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. Ltd.
 3 aircraft completed as dual control trainers from unfinished airframes for the North Sea Aerial and General Transport Co Ltd. Delivered between January and October 1926.
 8837  G-EBMD  Reserve School trainer named 'Wilfred'.
 8839  G-EBOM  Reserve School trainer named 'Pip'.
 8840  G-EBPK  Reserve School trainer named 'Squeek'.
Total New Build   3
Total Conversions   (8)




Production Summary

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All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 G.P. 1     1
 S.P. 1     1
 R.T.1 Kangaroo 23     23
  25 0 0  

Notes
  1. The aircraft were built at the Olympia Works, Leeds, but, from the S.P. in 1916, though still built in Leeds, were erected and flown from Brough Aerodrome, East Yorkshire.

Production References
  1. Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1968 and 1989)
  2. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1928, Peter W. Moss (Air Britain Publications, 1969)

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