The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton.
The Botha was developed during the mid 1930s in response to Air Ministry Specification M.15/35, and was ordered straight off the drawing board alongside the competing Bristol Beaufort. On 28 December 1938, the first production aircraft made the type's maiden flight; almost exactly one year later, it enter service with the RAF. During official evaluation testing of the Botha, stability issues were revealed, as well as the fact that it was underpowered. It was only briefly used in frontline operations before being withdrawn to secondary roles during 1941. It continued to be flown in these roles, largely being used for training and as a target tug, before the Botha was fully withdrawn in September 1944.
The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its...
Holyhead Maritime Museum for restoration. On 28 August 1941, an RAF BlackburnBotha with 3 aboard, crashed into the sea off Rhosneigr, in gale force conditions...
and Robert Blackburn resulted in the building of a new Blackburn factory at Barge Park, Dumbarton where production of the BlackburnBotha commenced in...
Elizabeth Botha (née Rossouw, 1922-1997), wife of South African prime minister Pieter Willem Botha (1916-2006), so former South African first lady Blackburn Botha...
(RAF, FAA) Blackburn B-2 (RAF) to 1942, most used by civilian training schools BlackburnBotha (RAF) RAF target tug, retired 1944 Blackburn Shark (FAA)...
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...
The Blackburn Buccaneer is a British carrier-capable attack aircraft designed in the 1950s for the Royal Navy (RN). Designed and initially produced by...
The Blackburn Firebrand was a British single-engine strike fighter for the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy designed during World War II by Blackburn Aircraft...
the drawing board" order for 136 Rocs. As Blackburn already had full order books for the Skua and the Botha torpedo bomber, it was decided to sub-contract...
The Blackburn B-101 Beverley is a heavy transport aircraft produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was notably the only land-based...
The Blackburn R-1 Blackburn was a 1920s British single-engine fleet spotter/reconnaissance aircraft built by Blackburn Aircraft. The Blackburn was developed...
was one of the most powerful engines in the world. Note: BlackburnBothaBlackburn Roc Blackburn Skua Bristol Bulldog Bristol Type 148 Cunliffe-Owen Flying...
south-west Scotland in December 1942. 3 AGS was initially equipped with 48 BlackburnBotha torpedo bombers, 6 Fairey Battle light bombers and 8 Miles Martinet...
The Blackburn TB (for "Twin Blackburn") was a long-range twin-engined anti-Zeppelin seaplane. It was Blackburn's first multi-engine aircraft to fly. The...
failure. Killing one of the two on board. 2 May 1941, Royal Air Force, BlackburnBotha (registration: L6326) was forced to ditched into the Irish Sea following...
The Blackburn B.48 Firecrest, given the SBAC designation YA.1, was a single-engine naval strike fighter built by Blackburn Aircraft for service with the...
1941 the crash site was discovered by two shepherds. 10 December 1941 BlackburnBotha Mk.I W5103 No.7 Ferry Pilots Pool RAF Pilot Thomas William Rogers (Killed)...
The Blackburn Perth was a British flying boat which was in service during the interwar period. It was essentially an upgraded Iris, and hence the largest...
The Blackburn T.5 Ripon was a carrier-based torpedo bomber and reconnaissance biplane designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Blackburn...
The Blackburn Type D, sometimes known as the Single Seat Monoplane, was built by Robert Blackburn at Leeds in 1912. It is a single-engine mid-wing monoplane...
during its early existence for teaching air gunners was the unpopular BlackburnBotha, which was very heavy and under-powered, often taking the whole of...
The Blackburn R.B.2 Sydney (serial N241) was a long-range maritime patrol flying boat developed for the Royal Air Force in 1930, in response to Air Ministry...
The Blackburn Shark was a carrier-borne torpedo bomber designed and built by the British aviation manufacturer Blackburn Aircraft. It was originally known...
The Blackburn F.2 Lincock was a British single-seat lightweight fighter produced by Blackburn Aircraft Limited. In 1928 Blackburn designed and built a...
Netherlands, Turkey Blackburn Ripon United Kingdom 1929 92 Finland Blackburn Shark United Kingdom 1935 269 Canada BlackburnBotha United Kingdom 1939...
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