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	The Fairey Battle
		The Fairey Battle was a sleek-looking airplane, but unfortunately it was extremely vulnerable to enemy fighters and by the time the Second World War came to France, the Battle was already hopelessly outclassed.
		This Battle was shot down on May 12, 1940 by German anti-aircraft guns during a raid on the Maastricht bridges.
		Battle target tugs served in the RAF and RAAF as well as with the RCAF.
	www.cbrnp.com /profiles/quarter2/battle.htm (534 words)

	Fairey Battle airplane pictures & aircraft photos - RAF Museums
		The Fairey Battle was one of the most promising aircraft chosen for the rapidly expanding RAF in the 1930s.
		Battles of No.226 Squadron were the first RAF aircraft to be sent to France on the outbreak of war.
		Removed from operations in September 1940, the Battle was subsequently used for training in Britain and Canada.
	www.rafmuseum.org.uk /fairey-battle.htm (260 words)

	Fairey Battle
		The Fairey Battle was one of the most notorious aircraft of the Second World War.
		Eventually 2,201 Battles were built for the RAF, 1,155 by Fairey, 1029 by the Austin car company as part of the Shadow Factory Scheme and one by Hayes, all to orders placed by the end of 1939.
		It was during one of these missions, on 20 September 1939, that a Fairey Battle of No. 88 Squadron shot down a Messerschmitt Bf 109, giving the Battle the honour of having achieved the first RAF kill of the war.
	www.historyofwar.org /articles/weapons_fairey_battle.html (1316 words)

	Bilek 1/72 Fairey Battle
		The Fairey Battle was designed to meet a 1932 requirement for a two-seat light day bomber able to carry a 1,000-lb bombload over 1,000 miles at around 200 mph.
		The RAF sent 10 Battle Squadrons to France and though it was modern by late 30's standards it was obsolete by 1940 and was easy prey for German fighters and anti-aircraft gunners.
		This issue also features the Fairey Battle as the ‘aircraft of the month’ and includes 16 pages of photos, text and 27 side profiles of RAAF, RAF, RCAF, Belgian, and Irish Battles.
	www.geocities.com /CapeCanaveral/4676/battle.htm (1886 words)

	Bilek 1/72 Fairey Battle
		The Fairey Battle was designed to meet a 1932 requirement for a two-seat light day bomber able to carry a 1,000-lb bombload over 1,000 miles at around 200 mph.
		The RAF sent 10 Battle Squadrons to France and though it was modern by late 30's standards it was obsolete by 1940 and was easy prey for German fighters and anti-aircraft gunners.
		Scanned and Contributed by Mario Albea: This is a cutaway drawing of the Fairey Battle as it appeared in "Flight" in 1937.
	www.fortunecity.com /meltingpot/portland/971/Reviews/raf/battle.htm (2418 words)

	The Battle of Britain - Home Page
		These Hurricane Squadrons were to support the army, and the Fairey Battle and Bristol Blenheim bomber units which were based in France and operating from Britain.
		The bomber Squadrons, particularly the Battles, were slaughtered by the German anti-aircraft and fighter units in their attempts to slow the German advance by attacking transport focii, such as bridges.
		As the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill put it; "What General Weygrand called the Battle of France is over, the Battle of Britain is about to begin".
	www.raf.mod.uk /bob1940/background.html (594 words)

	Fairey Battle in detail
		The elegant Fairey Battle presented an approach to the bomber design which was attempted several times during the pre-war period.
		When Battle first flew in 1935, it was certainly much better than the then best of RAF fighters, the Hawker Fury.
		The losses during French campaign were so terrifying that the remaining Battles were hastily relegated to night operations and then to training and target-towing duties.
	www.ipmsstockholm.org /magazine/1997/08/stuff_eng_detail_battle.htm (766 words)

	Fairey Battle
		The Fairey Battle was shown to be inadequate as a day bomber early in WW2, but entered widespread use as a trainer and target tug with various Commonwealth air forces.
		Under the Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS), Australia took delivery of 366 of the type between June 1940 and December 1943.
		The Fairey Battle was withdrawn from RAAF use in 1949.
	www.diggerhistory.info /pages-air-support/ww2-allied/fairey-battle.htm (80 words)

	Fairey Battle Light Bomber (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Fairey Battle was an elegant looking, single engine, monoplane designed in 1937 as a bomber.
		The Battle was quickly found to be woefully vulnerable.
		The Battle Mk.I had a crew of three, pilot, navigator/wireless operator and rear gunner.
	www.constable.ca /battle.htm (155 words)

	Fairey Battle
		The first Austin built Battle was fitted with a Merlin II and flew on or around the 22nd July 1938 and Austin had produced 29 aircraft by the beginning of 1939.
		Battles used by the squadrons of the Advanced Air Striking Force in France were shadow-shaded green and brown on the upper surfaces and painted all-fl underneath.
		Battles with the medium bomber squadrons in 1937 and 1938, prior to the Munich crisis, were camouflaged on the upper surfaces and all matt fl underneath, with serial number painted under each wing in white.
	www.pavaservices.com /cfs/Battle.htm (3525 words)

	Airfix 1/72 Battle I
		The Fairey Battle day bomber was designed to replace the Hawker Hart Biplane and when the first prototype flew in March 1936 the new monoplane, fitted with the equally new Rolls-Royce Merlin represented an enormous advance over the types then in service.
		Battles went into squadron service in 1937 and by this time it was becoming obvious that the Battle was already obsolescent with the introduction of high speed heavily armed monoplane fighters.
		The nose of the battle needed to be lengthened by 4 mm, as luck would have it my lovely wife had just finished a Linburg Dinosaur and had not used the base that came with it, the base consisted of a 2mm thick slab of plastic.
	modelingmadness.com /reviews/allies/gb/fordhambattle.htm (1344 words)

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		During May 1940, as the Battles' were thrown fruitlessly against the advancing German Blitzkrieg, almost half of all of the available Battle's stationed in France was lost in one day.
		With little choice left to the Air Ministry, the remnants of the Battle squadron's were withdrawn from France and returned to their stations in England.
		Battle equipped squadrons continued to operate offensively from England and played a major roll in the destruction of German invasion barges in the Channel ports.
	www.lancaster-archive.com /battle.htm (330 words)

	CA 1/48 Fairey Battle Target Tug
		Although the Battle was considered obsolete after its poor showing in France, the RAF continued to use it as a cross-channel night bomber.
		The Battle's final European combat mission was on 15-16 Oct. 40, a night bombing raid on German invasion barges in the French ports of Calais and Bologne.
		The Battle is a big airplane in 1/48th scale and the largest kit yet produced by Classic Airframes.
	www.internetmodeler.com /2000/august/aviation/battle.htm (1517 words)

	Fairey Battle Review by Brett Green (Classic Airframes 1/48)
		The Fairey Battle was a breakthrough when it was introduced as the first stressed-skin, low wing monoplane bomber for the RAF in 1937.
		Nevertheless, the Battle formed the spearhead of the RAF's tactical bombing operations in France during 1940.
		Vacform parts are supplied for the long glasshouse canopy and "optional" landing lights (all Battles carried landing lights - the option is whether to use the vac and resin parts, or whether to paint the appropriate part of the wing leading edge silver).
	www.kitreview.com /reviews/battlereviewbg_1.htm (1371 words)

	Fairey \| A Rough Guide to the Fairey Group of companies
		Richard Fairey visited the Curtiss Aircraft Company in the USA during the 1920's, having evaluated the Curtiss aircraft he concluded that the Curtiss D-12 engine and propeller were the principal reason for their great speed.
		Fairey tried to make a case for the D-12 in England, urging the services to purchase the American engine and adapt it for fighter use.
		The first Battle from Heaton Chapel, K7558, was test-flown at Barton by Lieutenant Menzies on the 14th April 1937 and deliveries to the RAFs 63 Squadron at Upwood commenced on the 20th May. Twenty one aircraft were flown at Barton before testing was transferred to the first available section of the new aerodrome at Ringway.
	www.freewebs.com /faireyaviation/aviation.htm (4643 words)

	The Fairey Swordfish, Albacore, & Barracuda
		Fairey's proposal was accepted "off the drawing board", with the Air Ministry ordering two prototypes and 98 production items of the "Albacore", as it was named, on 12 December 1938.
		By the end of the year, the Albacore was flying off carriers, and performed its first torpedo-bombing attacks during the Battle of Cape Matapan, off the coast of Greece, on March 27:29 1941, in which the Royal Navy got the jump on the Italian fleet and badly bloodied it.
		It took a long time to fix these problems, and they were only resolved by the stubbornness of the submariners who had tried to use the torpedoes in combat; the Navy research labs only took action when given proof they could no longer deny.
	www.vectorsite.net /avsword.html (4923 words)

	Aviation
		The Battle was, however, too vulnerable to survive the company of the fighters of the day and was diverted to the training role with several aircraft giving stalwart service as flying test-beds for a variety of engines.
		In the late 1930's they were building the Fairey Battle light bomber, but went on to build many other types until the 1950's.
		Fairey Aviation was a major supplier of aircraft to the RAF and the Fleet Air Arm during World War Two.
	www3.telus.net /public/nixonkg/aviation.htm (3123 words)

	Fairey Battle - Scramble
		Unfortunately the Fairey Battle was already obsolescent when it came into service, but still it had to form the backbone of the British bomber force at the beginning of World War II.
		Battles were active during the initial fase of the war, as part of the British Advanced Air Striking Force in France, during the German advance.
		When the Germans invaded the Low Countries the first Victoria Crosses were (posthumously) gained by Fairey Battle crews, during their heroic attacks on the Maasbridges.
	www.scramble.nl /wiki/index.php?title=Fairey_Battle (287 words)

	South African Military History Society - Journal - FIGHTING FAIREY BATTLES: An Italian CR 32 pilot's experience in ...
		I had just had time to do a short turn when I found another Fairey Battle, heading straight towards me at great velocity, apparently intent on attacking me. I was aware of my low speed (about 220 kph), but we were at the same altitude and so I decided to attack him head on.
		After a few seconds of the Fairey Battle reaching the turbulence, I decided to turn back, sure that the Battle was not going to reach his base.
		Once the Battle had come to a stop, the injured Lt Lindsay had helped his collapsed crew members out of their seats and pulled them clear of the burning aircraft.
	www.rapidttp.co.za /milhist/vol132ga.html (2934 words)

	Key Publishing Ltd Aviation Forums - Fairey Battle
		At that time a gentleman by the name of Tom Voll, from memory, was rebuilding a Fairey Battle to flight status in the US or Canada and this was purchased by Charles Church as mentioned by Glen.
		Tom Voll's Battle when put up for sale by him was well into the restoration to flight process.The parts at Henlow, that I illustrated, were to assist the rebuild of the ex Iceland RAF Museum example.
		The Battle was acquired from a farmer in Canada who removed one from the RCAF base in Canada and hid it for a number of years.
	forum.keypublishing.co.uk /showthread.php?t=39986 (1196 words)

	Lincolnshire Aircraft Preservation Trust (LINCAIR) (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The first aircraft to land at RAF Binbrook when the station opened in July 1940 were the Fairey Battle bombers of 12 and 142 Squadron.
		LINCAIR has been involved in the Fairey Battle project which has just returned home to the UK from Canada and many thanks are owed to The RAF Museum and to Lewis and the boys at Medway Restoration for access to L5343.
		It details the Fairey Battle camouflage scheme and the RAF 12 Squadron AASF markings for Fairey Battle III (P2332) piloted by Flying Officer N. Thomas lost on the famous 'Bridge Raids'.
	www.binbrook.demon.co.uk /html/Fairey_Battle.html (790 words)

	Netwings File Library > CFS3 Planes > British
		The Fairey Battle was Britain's primary tactical bomber at the outbreak of World War II.
		The Fairey Battle Mk II (along with this upgrade) is one of several required components for the Battle of France campaign.
		This is a recreation of the 'window' or 'duppel' which was dropped by the British on the 1st of the 'Operation Gemorrah' or ' the Battle of Hamburg' attacks on the 24th/25th July 1940.
	www.netwings.org /library/CFS3_Planes/British (841 words)

	WRG - British Aircraft Resource Center - Fairey Battle (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Battle was the pride of the RAF light bomber force and high expectations were had by all involved.
		The Battle was designed in response to specification P.27/32 as a replacement for the biplane Hart and Hind.
		The Battle was a decent aircraft to fly and had no inherent faults, it was just a sitting duck when faced with modern fighters, not unlike the situation face by the Ju 87 Stuka during the Battle of Britain.
	www.warbirdsresourcegroup.org /BARC/battle.html (293 words)

	Fairey Battle in detail
		The elegant Fairey Battle presented an approach to the bomber design which was attempted several times during the pre-war period.
		When Battle first flew in 1935, it was certainly much better than the then best of RAF fighters, the Hawker Fury.
		The losses during French campaign were so terrifying that the remaining Battles were hastily relegated to night operations and then to training and target-towing duties.
	ipmsstockholm.org /magazine/1997/08/stuff_eng_detail_battle.htm (766 words)

	Fairey Battle IT — Canada Aviation Museum (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Fairey Battle was a disaster as a light day bomber, being too slow, vulnerable and under-gunned for air warfare in Second World War.
		After First World War, relatively slow, light bombers were considered militarily feasible until, early in Second World War, Fairey Battles were blown from the sky by fast single-seat fighters and anti-aircraft fire.
		Their place in the military armoury was filled by fighter aircraft which were fast and could effectively defend themselves after dropping their bomb.
	www.aviation.technomuses.ca /collections/artifacts/aircraft/FaireybattleIT.shtml (252 words)

	Fairey Battle, reviewed by Fred Hocker
		The Fairey Battle was developed to meet a completely unrealistic light bomber specification created in 1933.
		Fairey’s engineers struggled mightily to produce a single-engined aircraft capable of carrying a 1000-lb load and two (later three) crew 1000 miles at 200 mph.
		The Battle was withdrawn from frontline service in 1941, but many saw service as target tugs and trainers.
	www.modelingmadness.com /others/books/hockerbattle.htm (871 words)

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