Blackburn Botha
Maritime patrol · Blackburn Aircraft · United Kingdom
| Typical crew | 4 |
|---|---|
| Engines | 2 × Bristol Perseus |
| First flight | 1938 |
| Number built | 580 |
About
The Blackburn Botha was designed as a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber for Coastal Command, but in service it proved seriously underpowered and unpleasant to handle. Withdrawn from operational duties after only a short and unhappy front-line career, it spent the rest of the war in second-line roles, chiefly as a gunnery and navigation trainer. About 580 were built.
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