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484:12,950 ft (3,950 m)
447:6,648 lb (3,015 kg)
441:5,962 lb (2,704 kg)
435:3,929 lb (1,782 kg)
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1172:Fighters and Strike fighters
384:Specifications (Blackburn I)
175:single-engine fleet spotter/
86:Carrier-based reconnaissance
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678:Thetford, Owen (1978).
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396:General characteristics
276:Prototype, three built.
248:engine, designated the
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169:Blackburn R-1 Blackburn
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463:Performance
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279:Blackburn I
262:Fairey IIIF
224:Blackburn I
217:Scarff ring
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1151:T.8 Baffin
547:References
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512:Lewis guns
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363:– 1926-28
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317:Operators
273:Blackburn
236:HMS
213:Lewis gun
179:built by
37:talk page
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197:carrier
187:History
173:British
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121:History
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