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| | British Aircraft of World War II - BLACKBURN FIREBRAND |
 | | The first of three prototypes, with a 2,305 hp Sabre III engine, flew on February 27, 1942, and was unarmed, the second prototype having the definitive armament of four 20-mm British Hispano cannon in the wings and provision for one 500-lb (227-kg) bomb under each wing. |
 | | Initial production aircraft designated Blackburn Firebrand I were used only experimentally and were followed by 12 Blackburn Firebrand TF Mk Us with provision for carrying a 1,850-lb (840-kg) 18-in (46-cm) torpedo beneath a widened centre-section. |
 | | Blackburn Firebrand TF Mk III: To overcome a shortage of Sabre engines, the Blackburn Firebrand was re-engined with a 2,400 hp Centaurus VII radial, a prototype of this TF Mk III version flying on December 21, 1943. |
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