Blackburn YA.1 Firecrest RT651
Blackburn YA.1 Firecrest RT651 at the 1947 SBAC Radlett air-show, parked next to the first prototype Boulton Paul Balliol VL892. Designed to fulfil Specification S.28-43 the Blackburn B-48 Firecrest, (given the SBAC designation YA.1), was a single-seat carrier-borne strike aircraft, developed from the Blackburn Firebrand. Two prototypes were built, but no production was carried out as the piston-engined Firecrest was soon out-classed by potential turboprop powered aircraft like the Westland Wyvern
Picture No
13156213
Media ID
47773291
Size
5433px x 2777px
(4.2MB)
Credit
(c) The Peter Butt Aviation Collection / Mary Evans
Source
Unattributed photographer - scanned from original negative
Date
1947
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