'Fairey Spearfish' was a
Second World War British torpedo bomber. It was one of the largest single-engine aircraft to ever operate from a British
aircraft carrier.
Design and development
The Spearfish was designed by
Fairey Aviation to
Admiralty Specification O.5/43. Having learned the lessons of the
Fairey Barracuda, the Spearfish featured a much more powerful engine and an integral
ASV anti-submarine radar (the external installation on the Barracuda caused problems with longitudinal stability). Problems with the
Bristol Centaurus engine delayed the first flight until
5 July 1945. Only five aircraft were built before
victory over Japan at which point further work on the project was stopped.
Specifications (Spearfish)
References
External links
★
Fleet air Arm Archive
★
Two pictures of a Spearfish
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