Blackburn Shark

The Blackburn Shark was a British carrier-borne torpedo bomber built by the Blackburn Aircraft company in England. It first flew on 24 August 1933 and went into service with the Fleet Air Arm Royal Canadian Air Force Portuguese Navy and the British Air Observers' School but was already obsolescent in 1937 and in the following year replacement by the Fairey Swordfish began.

* Blackburn Shark Blackburn Shark The Blackburn Shark was a British carrier-borne torpedo bomber built by the Blackburn Aircraft...1
and 16 British-designed Blackburn Shark torpedo aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force. The RCAF called the PBY's Cansos.2
Blackburn Shark - 1933 (Single-engined piston reconnaissance, torpedo-bomber biplane) Blackburn Perth - 1933 (Triple-engined piston biplane flying boat) Curtiss Cleveland USA - 1933 - (Trainer) 3
British-designed Blackburn Shark torpedo aircraft for the Royal Canadian Air Force.4

Made by Blackburn Aircraft.

HMS Puncher underway in June 1944, with a Blackburn Shark on the aft flight deck, location unknown.5
This photo shows the Blackburn Shark III (RCAF Serial number 546) issued to Thane in Vancouver for training flight deck handling parties.6
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The Blackburn Shark airframe was jettisoned at sea at some point before she reached Norfolk to clear the ship in preparation for taking on board a full ferry load 8
More Users
Royal Canadian Air Force
Height Main
368.3
Height Alt
3.68 m
Length Alt
10.75 m
Jet Or Prop
prop
Range Main
543.0
Loaded Weight Main
8111.0
Max Speed Alt
9000.0
Type Of Prop
14
Introduced
1934
Loading Main
17
Power/mass Main
337.32
Bombs
1
Max Speed Main
130
Cruise Speed Main
103
Ceiling Main
15600.0
Number Built
269
Crew
3
Retired
1945
Loaded Weight Alt
3687.0
Cruise Speed Alt
7080.0
Area Main
489.0
Primary user
Fleet Air Arm
Span Alt
14.02 m
Plane Or Copter?
plane
Power Alt
567.0
Engine(prop)
Armstrong Siddeley Tiger VI
Manufacturer
Blackburn Aircraft
Number Of Props
1
First Flight
24
Production End Year
1939
Climb Rate Main
895.0
More Performance
17640.0
426.0
Production Start Year
1937
Power/mass Alt
154
Guns
1
Climb Rate Alt
4.55 m-s
Length Main
1074.4199999999998
Span Main
46.0
Area Alt
45 m²
Range Alt
37500.0
Power Main
760 hp
Empty Weight Main
4039.0
Ceiling Alt
4
760 m
Category
Biplane aircraft
Blackburn aircraft
British bomber aircraft 1930-1939
Carrier-based aircraft
Propeller aircraft
Single-engine aircraft
Produced
1937
Empty Weight Alt
1836.0
Loading Alt
82

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