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The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo- and dive bomber used during the Second World War the first of its type used by the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm to be fabricated entirely from metal. It was introduced as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore biplanes. It is notable for its role in attacking the German battleship Tirpitz and known for its ungainly appearance on the ground.

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designer
Marcel Lobelle
manufacturer
Fairey Aviation Company, Blackburn Aircraft, Westland Aircraft, Boulton Paul Aircraft
number built
2607
production end year
1945-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
production start year
1941-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
type
Dive bomber, Torpedo bomber

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