robunos said:is the 'fairey double engined bomber' by any chance the P.24 engined battle as discussed elsewhere on this forum?
cheers,
Robin.
thanks Justo !Justo Miranda said:robunos said:is the 'fairey double engined bomber' by any chance the P.24 engined battle as discussed elsewhere on this forum?
cheers,
Robin.
Yes.
yes, thanks, also, note the US markings on the prince Battle......
robunos said:yes, thanks, also, note the US markings on the prince Battle......
cheers,
Robin.
Oops ! you have right ! :-[Apophenia said:airman,
The Fairey P4/34 submission wasn't a direct development of the Battle, it was an entirely new design. Spec P4/34 was for a light bomber/divebomber, ultimately won by the competing Hawker Henley. The Fairey P3/34 then evolved into the two-seat Fulmar naval fighter.
BTW, Orlogsværftet began licence production of the P4/34 (LVI) for the Marinens Flyvevæsen in February 1939. The 12 Danish aircraft were to be O.V.231-O.V.242 (c/n 93-104) but none were finished. The Danish P4/34s (along with 12 new Macchi C.200s) were to equip a new, land-based unit, 3.Luftflotille.
http://www.ole-nikolajsen.com/RDAF%20history/b-Marinens%20flyvevasen.htm
So does anyone know when, what role and service was the ‘Battle’ assessed for by the United States?
I'd be interested t see your model, as i'm doing onee on the What If? modellers web forum, http://www.whatifmodelers.com/index.php?topic=21075.msg299160#msg299160. ;D ;DApophenia said:Justo: amazing find. I worked up a 'what-if' twin-engined Battle but had no idea that it had been a genuine proposal.
I apologize for the importunity. Are there any similar pictures, but about Fairey Battle?That's a Grumman TBF Avenger.
The closest view of the Spearfish to the image you posted (at least if you want the internal seating arrangements) is probably this one:
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...I apologize for the importunity. Are there any similar pictures, but about Fairey Battle?
Experimental Engineering Section of the Power Plant Laboratory at Wright Field reports on Fairey P.24 engine, from the AEHS site:
Jon
What about the turret conversion done by Fairchild of Canada?
It had a shortened cockpit cover and mounted a single machinegun in a turret that looked like it was "borrowed" from a Bolingbroke bomber. They all served as gunner trainers in the BCATP in Canada.
Try this:Are there any drawings of Fairey Battle with a Fairey Monarch engine?