The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s. Only five Irises were built, but the type served as a long-range maritime reconnaissance aircraft with the Royal Air Force, equipping a squadron for four years and making a number of notable long-distance flights. The prototype R.B.1, designated Iris I with serial number N185, made its maiden flight from Blackburn's factory at Brough on 19 June 1926 and was delivered to the Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment at Felixstowe the next day. The first Iris III was destroyed in a fatal crash on 4 February 1931 at Plymouth Sound. The final Iris Mark V was developed into the Blackburn Perth, which replaced it in squadron service.
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Blackburn Aircraft proposed the R.B.1 (Reconnaissance Biplane 1), designed by Major John Douglas Rennie
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made its maiden flight from Blackburn's factory at Brough on 19 June 1926
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The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s.
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Blackburn Aircraft proposed the R.B.1 (Reconnaissance Biplane 1), designed by Major John Douglas Rennie
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The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s.
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Blackburn Aircraft proposed the R.B.1 (Reconnaissance Biplane 1), designed by Major John Douglas Rennie
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The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s.
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The Blackburn Iris was a British three-engined biplane flying boat of the 1920s.
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