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194:. Testing soon revealed it to have a relatively low maximum speed of only 223 mph (194 kn; 359 km/h). The float plane version of the Roc was even slower, leading to the cancellation of plans to equip float plane squadrons with the type. Cancellation of the project was discussed but this move was dismissed largely due to the wider impact on aircraft production.
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great to be ignored, as the maximum speed had fallen to only 193 mph (168 kn; 311 km/h), thus plans to form a fighter squadron equipped with Roc floatplanes were abandoned. During 1942, the Roc floatplane was again evaluated to determine whether the aircraft could be useful as a target tug for the fleet, replacing
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where it had been transferred at the outbreak of the war. Testing continued using the other conversion, with particular effort paid to addressing its instability. While the addition of an enlarged ventral fin largely resolved the problem, the effect of the floats on the aircraft's performance was too
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powered by an electrically-driven pump, the guns were fired electrically and had integrated automatic interruption to prevent the tail unit or propeller being hit. Additional armaments included two 250 lb (110 kg) bombs and eight practice bombs, carried upon bomb racks under each wing;
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and its wings could be folded for storage aboard aircraft carriers. Attachment points for a float undercarriage were present as standard, unlike on the Skua. The Roc also retained the wing-mounted dive brakes present on the Skua but the mainplane was redesigned with a slight
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and other French ports. The Roc quickly came to be viewed as inferior to existing aircraft, such as the Skua and the type had only a limited career in front-line service. The Roc's sole confirmed aerial victory occurred on 28 May 1940, when a patrolling Roc of
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seaplane, also on a rescue mission, which had fired on them first. The two aircraft exchanged fire until they reached the coast of France where the
Heinkel escaped in a damaged condition. Some Rocs were dispatched to distant locations such as
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issued his recommendation that the development of the Roc be abandoned. Production was allowed to continue as the project's cancellation would have caused too much disruption for
Boulton Paul; plans were laid to adapt the aircraft to perform
266:, of which two prototypes had been ordered for the Fleet Air Arm earlier that year. There were several substantial differences, not least that the Skua did not use a turret; the fuselage was widened around the mid-section to accommodate it.
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duties at various locations. The majority of aircraft were dispatched from the production line to second-line squadrons. No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit at
Gosport received 16 Rocs to replace its
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programme fell behind that the first orders for the
Defiant were placed. During January 1938, the Hotspur was cancelled for Hawker to increase Hurricane production in favour of the Defiant.
529:, the evacuations of Allied forces from Dunkirk and other French ports. What is believed to be the Roc's sole confirmed aerial victory occurred on 28 May 1940, when a patrolling Roc of
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floatplane target tugs. The Roc floatplane was rejected in this role as well, resulting in the fleet's requirements for target tugs being fulfilled by landplanes, such as the
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inline engine. Although the "Sea
Defiant" was expected to be 85 mph (137 km/h) faster, the Air Ministry decided to select Blackburn's proposal instead.
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in the hands of
Blackburn test pilot H. J. Wilson. Contractor's trials were conducted at Brough after which, during March 1939, the aircraft was delivered to
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during June 1940. The type was commonly deployed for air-sea rescue patrols, searching for the survivors of sunken ships and downed aircraft in the
Channel.
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duties. Only sporadic engagements occurred after this point, with no substantial accomplishments occurring. The Roc was withdrawn during 1943.
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radial engine that drove a three-bladed propeller. Amongst other things, the rear fuselage housed marine equipment, including a collapsible
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510:(By this point, 803 Squadron had abandoned its Rocs to become an all-Skua squadron). In the Norwegian theatre, they were used to carry out
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Belgium. Flying underneath the Junkers while the Skuas attacked from above, Day's Roc destroyed one Ju 88 before returning safely to
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that connected directly with the aircraft's conventional braking system; the tail wheel was also replaced by a mooring ring.
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over the fleet, but were regarded as being of little use, showing inadequate performance when intercepting German aircraft.
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provisions for a close-fitting 70-gallon external fuel tank were also present on the underside of the central fuselage.
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The Roc's primary armament was the same Boulton Paul Type A power-operated gun turret as used on the Defiant, with four
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On 26 September 1940, during one such patrol, Pilot Officer D. H. Clarke and his gunner, Sergeant Hunt, engaged a
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to assist with personnel familiarisation. Later that year, deliveries of the Roc commenced to the Skua-equipped
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survived until late 1944, all unairworthy, with their turrets still being used for anti-aircraft defence.
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harbour, damaging several E-boats. On 20 June, Skuas and Rocs were used to bomb gun emplacements at
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dive-bomber/fighter and developed in parallel to it. Unlike the Skua, the Roc had its armament in a
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design team was headed by G. E. Petty. It was decided to pursue a derivative of its new
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545:. On 12 June, Rocs and Skuas of 801 Naval Air Squadron strafed and dive-bombed German
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Lumsden, Alec and Terry Heffernan. "Probe Probare: Blackburn Skua and Roc Part Two".
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Brown, Eric; William Green and Gordon Swanborough. "Blackburn Skua and Roc."
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bomber from below. Towards the end of 1940, the Roc was largely relegated to
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for handling and armaments trials. Early modifications, such as alternative
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194 kn (223 mph, 359 km/h) at 10,000 ft (3,000 m)
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in northern Scotland to provide fighter cover for the Royal Naval base at
285:, which would enter service as the "Defiant"), alternatively powered by a
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1677:. Sandomierz, Poland/Redbourn, UK: Mushroom Model Publications, 2007.
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the detailed design and production of the aircraft to Boulton Paul at
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Wings of the Navy, Flying Allied Carrier Aircraft of World War Two
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The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II
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of all-metal construction. It was fitted with a retractable
251:, which sought a carrier-based turret-armed fighter for the
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Willis, Matthew. "Database: The Blackburn Skua & Roc".
1619:. Tonbridge, Kent, UK: Air Britain (Historians) Ltd, 1994.
1480:. London: Jane's Publishing Company, 1980, pp. 29–40.
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to be fitted. These floats, which was largely composed of
1559:. Annapolis, Maryland, USA: Naval Institute Press, 1992.
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British Secret Projects: Fighters & Bombers 1935-1950
186:, which had also designed their own turret fighter, the
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War Planes of the Second World War: Volume Two Fighters
190:. On 23 December 1938, the prototype Roc performed its
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to obviate the upturned wingtips. It was powered by a
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designed and produced by the British aviation company
1388:"Blackburn Roc: A short description and appreciation"
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On 23 December 1938, the prototype Roc performed its
499:, a small contingent of Rocs travelled with 800 and
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Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era
218:, flown by pilot Midshipman A. G. Day, shot down a
1707:Dinger's Aviation Pages (John Dell): Blackburn Roc
1670:, December 2007, Vol. 35, No. 12, pp. 52–69.
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625:No. 2 Anti-Aircraft Co-operation Unit, RAF
433:Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment
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277:, a redesigned version of its land-based
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1634:. London: Putnam, Fourth edition, 1978.
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209:, the evacuations of Allied forces from
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1001:List of aircraft of the Royal Air Force
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872:nine-cylinder air-cooled sleeve-valve
517:Both Skuas and Rocs operated over the
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1535:. Lavenham: Terence Dalton Ltd, 1992
1415:Sturtivant and Ballance 1994, p. 362.
996:List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm
178:. A large proportion of the work was
1702:RCAF.com: The Aircraft:Blackburn Roc
1463:The Turret Fighters: Defiant and Roc
1615:Sturtivant, Ray and Theo Ballance.
838:46 ft 0 in (14.02 m)
832:35 ft 7 in (10.85 m)
303:was a two-seat low-wing cantilever
13:
1617:The Squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm
1574:. London: Chancellor Press, 1994.
844:12 ft 1 in (3.68 m)
537:which were attacking a convoy off
393:(the Chief of Naval Air Services)
346:torpedo bomber, it was decided to
182:to another aircraft manufacturer,
14:
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1632:British Naval Aircraft since 1912
951:8 × 30 lb (14 kg) bombs
882:3-bladed variable-pitch propeller
811:British Naval Aircraft since 1912
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464:The Roc Seaplane prototype, L3059
170:O.30/35 and was derived from the
1496:, Hinckley: Midland Publishing,
1385:
1006:List of aircraft of World War II
921:1,500 ft/min (7.6 m/s)
606:
269:The rival aircraft manufacturer
159:(FAA) and was active during the
26:
2874:Single-engined tractor aircraft
1603:. No. 94. pp. 56–59.
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945:in power operated dorsal turret
850:310 sq ft (29 m)
2869:1930s British fighter aircraft
1647:Royal Navy Aces of World War 2
1593:, 1982, No. 1. pp. 23–26.
1557:The British Fighter since 1912
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1:
1518:Blackburn Aircraft since 1909
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915:18,000 ft (5,500 m)
862:7,950 lb (3,606 kg)
856:6,121 lb (2,776 kg)
238:
2899:Aircraft first flown in 1938
2170:Fighters and Strike fighters
1698:– British Aircraft Directory
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402:and other secondary duties.
7:
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876:, 890 hp (660 kW)
385:The prototype Roc, May 1939
10:
2920:
1939:Blackburn Second Monoplane
1930:Touring and light aircraft
1513:. London: Macdonald, 1961.
1376:Jackson 1968, pp. 415–416.
1273:Jackson 1968, pp. 414-415.
1222:Jackson 1968, pp. 413–414.
1170:Jackson 1968, pp. 412–413.
1081:Jackson 1968, pp. 411–412.
329:.303 in (7.7 mm)
168:Air Ministry Specification
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1934:Blackburn First Monoplane
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1312:December 2007, pp. 58–59.
560:The Roc was relegated to
521:in the summer of 1940 in
497:Allied campaign in Norway
299:Similar to the Skua, the
243:On 31 December 1935, the
199:Allied campaign in Norway
155:. It was operated by the
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1520:. London: Putnam, 1968.
1161:Buttler 2004, pp. 55–56.
1021:
1011:List of fighter aircraft
166:The Roc was designed to
2676:By role (service names)
1392:Dinger's Aviation pages
817:General characteristics
501:801 Naval Air Squadrons
478:803 Naval Air Squadrons
309:tailwheel undercarriage
2884:Carrier-based aircraft
1675:Blackburn Skua and Roc
1492:Buttler, Tony (2004),
1436:Lumsden and Heffernan
1188:Lumsden and Heffernen
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780:806 Naval Air Squadron
775:805 Naval Air Squadron
770:803 Naval Air Squadron
765:801 Naval Air Squadron
760:800 Naval Air Squadron
755:794 Naval Air Squadron
750:793 Naval Air Squadron
745:792 Naval Air Squadron
740:791 Naval Air Squadron
735:789 Naval Air Squadron
730:787 Naval Air Squadron
725:782 Naval Air Squadron
720:778 Naval Air Squadron
715:777 Naval Air Squadron
710:776 Naval Air Squadron
705:775 Naval Air Squadron
700:774 Naval Air Squadron
695:773 Naval Air Squadron
690:772 Naval Air Squadron
685:771 Naval Air Squadron
680:770 Naval Air Squadron
675:769 Naval Air Squadron
670:765 Naval Air Squadron
665:760 Naval Air Squadron
660:759 Naval Air Squadron
655:758 Naval Air Squadron
650:725 Naval Air Squadron
531:806 Naval Air Squadron
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234:Design and development
216:806 Naval Air Squadron
2894:Boulton Paul aircraft
1424:Thetford 1978, p. 61.
1386:Dell, John "Dinger",
1358:Jackson 1968, p. 416.
1337:December 2007, p. 59.
1299:December 2007, p. 58.
1286:December 2007, p. 57.
1264:Jackson 1968, p. 415.
1240:Jackson 1968, p. 414.
1231:Brew 2002, pp. 50–51.
1213:Jackson 1968, p. 413.
1201:Brew 2002, pp. 38–39.
1179:Thetford 1978, p. 60.
1134:Jackson 1968, p. 412.
1118:Jackson 1968, p. 411.
1090:Jackson 1968, p. 399.
1057:Jackson 1968, p. 417.
943:Browning machine guns
794:
470:Central Flying School
463:
384:
332:Browning machine guns
249:Specification O.30/35
139:(company designation
1152:Buttler, 2004 p. 54.
1102:Buttler, 2004 p. 55.
979:Boulton Paul Defiant
874:radial piston engine
450:Hawker Sea Hurricane
372:RAF Martlesham Heath
283:Specification F.9/35
188:Boulton Paul Defiant
2055:Maritime patrol/ASW
1349:Mondey 1994, p. 37.
1321:Thomas 2007, p. 17.
1192:March 1990, p. 149.
1143:Mason 1992, p. 271.
961:Related development
870:Bristol Perseus XII
629:No. 24 Squadron RAF
456:Operational history
417:, were fitted with
279:P.82 turret fighter
35:General information
2864:Blackburn aircraft
2276:Boulton & Paul
1585:"Rocs on Floats".
1555:Mason, Francis K.
1440:March 1990, p. 150
1367:Kinsey 1992, p. 80
805:
512:combat air patrols
466:
387:
294:Rolls-Royce Merlin
257:Blackburn Aircraft
149:Blackburn Aircraft
70:Blackburn Aircraft
2879:Low-wing aircraft
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2044:C.A.15C Monoplane
1673:Willis, Matthew.
1659:978-1-84603-178-6
1651:Osprey Publishing
1549:Aeroplane Monthly
1449:Green 1961, p. 5.
1438:Aeroplane Monthly
1190:Aeroplane Monthly
1069:Brew 2002, p. 26.
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100:Introduction date
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1645:Thomas, Andrew.
1630:Thetford, Owen.
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1531:Kinsey, Gordon.
1509:Green, William.
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634:241 Squadron RAF
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571:Blackburn Sharks
527:Operation Aerial
523:Operation Dynamo
421:-actuated water
395:Alexander Ramsay
287:Bristol Hercules
207:Operation Aerial
203:Operation Dynamo
161:Second World War
145:fighter aircraft
111:23 December 1938
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505:HMS
305:monoplane
2827:Trainers
2808:Atlantic
2767:Atlantic
2690:Bobolink
2683:Fighters
2282:aircraft
2179:Triplane
2124:T.2 Dart
2074:Kangaroo
2059:Airedale
2049:Beverley
2034:H.S.T.10
1969:Bluebird
1745:aircraft
1653:, 2007.
956:See also
939:0.303 in
927:Armament
797:805 sqn.
589:Daedalus
551:Boulogne
482:RAF Wick
448:and the
314:dihedral
301:B-25 Roc
65:Designer
21:B-25 Roc
2839:Balliol
2834:Phoenix
2726:Bourges
2714:Bombers
2700:Defiant
2695:Bittern
2204:Lincock
2184:Turcock
2000:Bombers
1989:Mercury
1975:Trainer
1954:Sidecar
1949:Segrave
1924:By role
1402:17 July
1333:Willis
1308:Willis
1295:Willis
1282:Willis
842:Height:
830:Length:
594:Gosport
583:Bermuda
547:E-boats
503:aboard
488:in the
423:rudders
247:issued
211:Dunkirk
116:Retired
95:History
47:fighter
2782:P.92/2
2731:Bodmin
2721:Bolton
2234:Pellet
2230:Racers
2089:Sydney
2019:Beagle
2014:Baffin
1964:Type I
1959:Type D
1681:
1657:
1638:
1623:
1607:
1578:
1563:
1539:
1524:
1500:
1484:
1469:
949:Bombs:
907:Range:
803:, 1940
611:
539:Ostend
415:Alclad
322:dinghy
176:turret
2818:P.71A
2792:P.120
2787:P.111
2736:Bugle
2667:P.146
2662:P.145
2657:P.144
2652:P.143
2647:P.142
2642:P.141
2637:P.140
2632:P.137
2627:P.136
2622:P.135
2617:P.134
2612:P.132
2607:P.130
2602:P.120
2597:P.119
2592:P.116
2587:P.115
2582:P.112
2577:P.111
2572:P.108
2567:P.107
2562:P.103
2084:Perth
2069:Botha
2004:Velos
1994:Sprat
1915:B-108
1910:B-107
1905:B-104
1900:B-103
1895:B-102
1890:B-101
1885:B-100
1022:Notes
935:Guns:
824:Crew:
344:Botha
292:or a
281:(for
2777:P.10
2751:P.32
2557:P.97
2552:P.94
2547:P.93
2542:P.92
2537:P.90
2532:P.85
2527:P.82
2522:P.80
2517:P.79
2512:P.75
2507:P.71
2502:P.64
2497:P.63
2492:P.62
2487:P.60
2482:P.59
2477:P.58
2472:P.57
2467:P.55
2462:P.54
2457:P.49
2452:P.48
2447:P.47
2442:P.46
2437:P.45
2432:P.42
2427:P.41
2422:P.40
2417:P.38
2412:P.37
2407:P.36
2402:P.35
2397:P.34
2392:P.33
2387:P.32
2382:P.31
2377:P.29
2372:P.28
2367:P.25
2362:P.19
2357:P.15
2352:P.12
2347:P.11
2342:P.10
2278:and
2199:Skua
2104:B-88
2099:B-54
2094:B-20
2079:Iris
1880:B-95
1875:B-94
1870:B-90
1865:B-89
1860:B-88
1855:B-67
1850:B-54
1845:B-48
1840:B-46
1835:B-45
1830:B-44
1825:B-40
1820:B-37
1815:B-29
1810:B-26
1805:B-25
1800:B-24
1795:B-20
1679:ISBN
1655:ISBN
1636:ISBN
1621:ISBN
1605:ISSN
1576:ISBN
1561:ISBN
1537:ISBN
1522:ISBN
1498:ISBN
1482:ISBN
1467:ISBN
1404:2010
937:4 ×
868:1 ×
587:HMS
564:and
525:and
476:and
275:P.85
261:Skua
226:and
205:and
141:B-25
135:The
119:1943
40:Type
2772:P.6
2337:P.9
2332:P.8
2327:P.7
2322:P.6
2317:P.5
2312:P.4
2307:P.3
2302:P.2
2297:P.1
2209:Roc
2194:F.3
2144:T.7
2024:B-7
2009:B-3
1984:B-2
1790:B-9
1785:B-7
1780:B-6
1775:B-5
1770:B-3
1765:B-2
1760:B-1
592:in
549:in
474:800
153:Roc
90:136
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