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Blackburn Lincock

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Produced Variants

F.2 Lincock I
 		 Single seat private venture lightweight biplane fighter of wooden construction. One 240 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IVC powerplant.
F.2A Lincock II Redesigned as an all-metal aircraft. One 255 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Lynx IV powerplant.
F.2D Lincock III Armed version of the Lincock II. One 270 h.p. Armstrong Siddeley Lynx Major powerplant.

Projected Variants
F.2B Lincock II Lincock II variant with unspecified alternative powerplant.
F.2C Lincock II Lincock II variant with unspecified alternative powerplant.
F.2E Lincock III Proposed version for Spain.


Foreign Produced Variants

Societa Anonima Piaggio, Italy

Piaggio P.11 Tandem two seat fighter trainer based on the Lincock I wooden structure with Lincock III structural features. 
  One 270 h.p. Alfa Romeo Lynx Major powerplant.

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Lincock
Piaggio P.11



F.2 Lincock

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Aircraft Delivered As Civil
C/n Initial Registration Type Notes
 3 aircraft built by The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire. Built between 1928 and 1930.
 9906/1  G-EBVO  F.2 Lincock I  Retained by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. Ltd as demonstrator.
 2050/1  G-AALH  F.2A Lincock II  Retained by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. Ltd as demonstrator. To Sir Alan Cobham in May 1933.
 2920/2  G-ABFK  F.2D Lincock III  Retained by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Co. Ltd as demonstrator. To Sir Alan Cobham in May 1933.
Total Production   3

Aircraft Delivered As Military
Serial Range C/n Type Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 2 aircraft ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, by Japan. Delivered in September 1930.
 ???  2741/1, 2920/1  F.2D Lincock III  2      Imported by Mitsubishi for testing by the IJNAF. 2741/1 became J-BEPG.
 2 aircraft ordered from The Blackburn Aeroplane and Motor Co. Ltd, Brough, Yorkshire, by the Chinese Central Government, Nanking. Delivered in December 1930.
 609, 610  2920/3, 2920/4 (note 2)  F.2D Lincock III  2      See note 1.
  Total Production 4      



Piaggio P.11

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Serial Range C/n Batch Qty Conv. Canc'd Notes
 1 aircraft built by the Societa Anonima Piaggio, Finalmarina, Italy, for the Regia Aeronautica. Delivered in May 1931.
 MM152    1      
  Total Production 1      



Production Summary

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Blackburn Production - All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 F.2 Lincock I 1     1
 F.2A Lincock II 1     1
 F.2D Lincock III 5     5
  7 0 0  

Piaggio Production - All Aircraft By Type
Type Built New Conv. Canc'd Total
 Piaggio P.11 1     1
  1 0 0  

Notes
  1. Originally purchased by General Ho Chien, the Governor of Hunan Province, China in October 1930, and Supplied via Arnhold Aviation Dept, subsidiary of Arnholds & Company, Shanghai, he was prevailed upon to surrender them both to Nanking Central Government service. They arrived in Shanghai aboard the SS Glengarry in December 1930, were assembled at Lunghua aerodrome and then transferred to Nanking in May 1931 where they were assigned to the 6th Squadron of the nascent Central Government air force [6][7].
     
  2. The relationship between serial and works order is unknown.

Production References
  1. Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909, A.J. Jackson (Putnam, 1989)
  2. http://www.ab-ix.co.uk/italy.pdf
  3. British Isles Civil Aircraft Register 1919-2011 (LAAS International)
  4. British Civil Aircraft Registers 1919-1928, Peter W. Moss (Air Britain Publications, 1969)
  5. British Civil Aircraft Registers G-FAAA-'FAAZ (1920-1928) & G-AAAA-'AAZZ (1928-1930), Peter W. Moss (Air Britain Publications, 1971)
  6. http://www.aviationofjapan.com/2013/06/robert-short-first-flying-tiger.html
  7. https://www.pinterest.com/pin/355151120599032316/?lp=true

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