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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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, …

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 …

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, …