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Aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm |
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The Blackburn Roc, developed
from the Skua, was the first Fleet Air Arm aircraft to have a
power-driven gun turret. The first aircraft, Roc L3057, flew on 23.
December 1938. The Rocs were found to be
slow and with poor stability their only good characteristics were they
could maintain a steep dive with dive brakes. Subsequently orders for
133 Roc were received by Boulton & Paul. The Roc was the shipborne equivalent to the Defiant which was also made by Boulton Paul. It suffered not only from a poor tactical concept but also from having a poor performance for a fighter. The Roc could be equipped with floats, but only three ever were. In total 136 Roc were built. |
Die Blackburn Roc, wurde aus der
Skua ent-wickelt, war der erste Jäger der Fleet Air Arm, der einen
motorgetriebenen Geschützturm hatte. Das erste Flugzeug, Roc L3057, flog am
23. Dezember 1938. Die Rocs waren langsam und hatten eine schlechte
Stabilität, ihre einzigen guten Eigen-schaften war, dass sie mit
Sturzflugbremsen einen steilen Sturzflug machen konnten. Nachfolgende
Aufträge für 133 Roc wurden an Boulton & Paul gegeben. |
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Mk. I |
Carrier-based turret-armed fighter. |
Mk. I |
Trägergestützter Jäger mit Geschütz-turm |
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Operational history |
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The Roc entered service
with 800 and 803 NAS the first aircraft arriving on 4. April 1939 at
Worthy Down. The aircraft
operated from shore bases only, alongside Skua squadrons, and its front
line career ended in June 1940. The Roc Seaplane saw limited service
with 765 NAS, in a training role at RNAS Lee-on-Solent during 1940-41,
and with 773 NAS in Bermuda during 1941-43. The final Rocs were used in target towing and training duties, and aircraft started to be withdrawn from service in August 1943 after an undistinguished career. Their FAA service finally ended in 1944. |
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Die Roc nahm seinen Dienst in der 800 und 803 NAS auf, die ersten Flugzeuge
kamen am 4. April 1939 in Worthy Down an. Das Flugzeug operierte nur von
Küstenbasen, neben Skua-Staffeln, und seine Karriere endete im Juni 1940.
Die Roc mit Schmimmern sah begrenzten Dienst mit der 765 NAS, in einer
Ausbildungsrolle bei RNAS Lee-on-Solent während 1940-41, und mit 773 NAS in
Bermuda während 1941-43. |
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