Fairey Albacore | 水產百科網

TheFaireyAlbacorewasaBritishsingle-enginecarrier-bornebiplanetorpedobomberbuiltbyFaireyAviationbetween1939and1943fortheRoyalNavyFleet​ ...

The Fairey Albacore was a British single-engine carrier-borne[1] biplane torpedo bomber[2] built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Royal Navy[3] Fleet Air Arm[4] and used during the Second World War[5]. It had a three-man crew and was designed for spotting and reconnaissance[6] as well as level bombing, dive bombing and as a torpedo bomber. The Albacore, popularly known as the "Applecore", was conceived as a replacement for the aging Fairey Swordfish[7], which had entered service in 1936. However, the Albacore served with the Swordfish and was retired before it, being replaced by the Fairey Barracuda[8] and Grumman Avenger[9] monoplane torpedo bombers.

The Albacore prototypes were built to meet Specification S.41/36 for a three-seat TSR (torpedo/spotter/reconnaissance) for the FAA to replace the Swordfish. The Albacore was designated TBR (torpedo/bomber/reconnaissance) and unlike the Swordfish, was fully capable of dive bombing: "...