The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber built by Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton. It was developed in the mid 1930s to Air Ministry Specification M.15/35, which called for a twin-engined aircraft with a crew of three and internal stowage for a single torpedo to re-equip RAF Coastal Command, and it was ordered straight off the drawing board alongside the Bristol Beaufort. The type first flew at Brough on 28 December 1938 and entered service almost exactly a year later. Evaluation revealed stability problems and a lack of power, so after brief frontline use it moved to secondary roles in 1941, mainly training and target towing, until it was fully withdrawn in September 1944.
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On 28 December 1938, the first flight of the Botha took place at Brough, piloted by H. Bailey.
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The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber.
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before being fully withdrawn in September 1944
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It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton.
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It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton.
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It was produced by the British aviation company Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton.
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The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber.
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The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber.
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