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Aircraft Type: Fairey Barracuda
Mark: Mk I, II, III, V
Primary Role: Torpedo bomber
First Flight: prototype 7.12.1940
Date operating with FAA squadrons: Spring 1943-post war
Manufacturer: Fairey, Blackburn, Boulton Paul, and Westland.
Engine: Mk II
One water-cooled Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 in-line engine 1,640 hp
Mk III
One 1640 hp Rolls-Royce Merlin 32 engine
Wing Span: Length: Height: Wing Area: Mk II
Wingspan 47.6 ft 14.50 m
Length 40 ft 12.18 m
Height 15 ft 4.58 m
Wingarea 405 sq ft 37.62 sq m
Mk III
Wingspan: 14.99 m
Length: 12.12 m
Empty Weight: Max.Weight: Mk II
Weight empty 9,800 lb 4,445 kg
max.14,080 lb 6,386 kg
Mk III
Weight: 6395 kg
Speed:
Ceiling:
Range:
Mk II
Speed 210 mph 338 km/h
Ceiling 21,600 ft 6,585 m
Range724 mi 1,165 km
Mk III
Max. speed: 385 km/h
Ceiling: 6100 m
Range: 1100 km
Armament: Two .303in machine guns; One 1620 torpedo or upto 1640lb of bombs, mines, depth charges or mines.
Crew: 3
Squadrons: 700,703,706,707,710,711,713,714,717,719,731,733,73 5,736,737,744,747,750,
753,756,764, 767,768,769,774,777,778,780,781,783,785,786,787,79 6,797,798,799.
810,812,814,815,816,817,818,820,821,822,823,824,82 5,826,827,828,
830,831,837,841,847,860
Battle honours: Norway, Mediterranean, Burma
Linear Mode
