The Blackburn B-24 Skua was a carrier-based low-wing, two-seater, single- radial engine aircraft by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft. It was the first Royal Navy carrier-borne all-metal cantilever monoplane aircraft, as well as the first …

Aug 13, 2022 · The Blackburn Skua was the first monoplane of the Fleet Air Arm and thus represented a leap forward. It was also a combined fighter/dive bomber due to the small squadrons aboard British Aircraft Carriers. Unlike the Roc was was also a combined fighter-Bomber, she saw longer service although removed from the frontline in 1941.

Jan 14, 2020 · The Skua was designed to act as a naval dive-bomber with the added ability to shoot down reconnaissance aircraft that were shadowing the fleet. It could also help protect against enemy bombers. To meet these requirements the Skua had a pretty respectable armament for the time.

Having flown off the RAF Gladiators on the morning of the 24th of April (a single Skua lead the fighters to their destination) the carriers stayed a substantial distance from the Norwegian coast. The Skuas flew patrols over Aandalsnes and a force of Luftwaffe bombers was engaged by 803 Squadron who claimed two Heinkel 111s destroyed and a ...

RNAS/FAA 1937-40: 192 built. The Blackburn Skua was the first monoplane of the Fleet Air Arm and thus represented a leap forward. It was also a combined fighter/dive bomber due to the small squadrons aboard British Aircraft Carriers.

The BLACKBURN SKUA was the Royal Navy’s first monoplane, its first purpose-built dive-bomber and, in many ways, a thoroughly modern aircraft. An all-metal two-seater with a navigator/telegraphist/gunner facing rearwards, it was powered …

Oct 24, 2017 · The Blackburn "Skua" (B-24) was a pre-World War 2 naval (carrier-capable) two-seat, single-engine dive bomber / fighter design of Britain.

The Blackburn Skua was a fighter/dive-bomber/fleet scout used by the British Royal Navy in the early years of World War II. All but forgotten now, the Skua was flown in combat over Norway, the beaches of Dunkirk and in the Mediterranean. During the Norwegian campagn alone Skuas are verified as having destroyed at least 40 enemy aircraft.

Nov 22, 2007 · The Blackburn Skua was the first monoplane aircraft to enter service with the Fleet Air Arm, in late 1938. It was still the only monoplane serving with the fleet at the start of the Second World War, and remained the only naval dive …

the Skua’s 225 mph), but it carried a large payload, either a hefty 500 lb bomb or a combination of 250 lb, 40 lb and 20 lb bombs, and had a long range and endurance. In the hands of the FAA, the Skua was also surprisingly effective. The first kill by …