Category: Aircraft
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Blackburn Baffin
Blackburn Baffin The Blackburn B-5 Baffin biplane torpedo bomber was a development of the Ripon, the chief change being that a 545 hp (406 kW) Bristol Pegasus I.MS radial replaced the Ripon’s Napier Lion water-cooled inline engine. The Baffin was designed to meet a Fleet Air Arm requirement as a conventional two-seat single-bay biplane of… Read more
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West Wyalong New South Wales
West Wyalong New South Wales West Wyalong grew from a goldfield that attracted miners from across New South Wales in the 1890s. Prospectors quickly explored the district, identifying rich alluvial gold near the Wyalong area. Consequently, tents and makeshift shelters spread across the diggings as fortune seekers arrived. Moreover, small traders opened shops along the… Read more
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Blackburn B-54
Blackburn B-54 The Blackburn B-54 was a prototype carrier-borne anti-submarine warfare aircraft of the immediate post-Second World War era developed for the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm (FAA). It shared a common airframe with the Blackburn B-88. The B-54 had a piston engine while the B-88 had a gas turbine driving large contra-rotating propellers. The… Read more