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This plane served in Great Britain on the allied side of WWI. This plane entered the service in 1918. . Aaron O. 9-27-10 Aviation. Blackburn Kangaroo. A brief history. 1. able to sink a german u-boats -used for anti- submarine warfare
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This plane served in Great Britain on the allied side of WWI. This plane entered the service in 1918. Aaron O. 9-27-10 Aviation Blackburn Kangaroo
A brief history • 1. able to sink a german u-boats • -used for anti- submarine warfare • 2. Better because it can fly up to 100 mph and fly as high as 10,500 ft • -It can stay in the air for 8 hours, hold a crew of 4, and can hold up to 2-4 machine guns and929+ lb of bombs • 3. built by Blackburn aircraft , NO.246 Squadron RAF • -based at Seaton Carew, County Durham • -it had a run time of 6 months and sank one u- boat
Blackburn Kangaroo Zeppelin Staaken R.VI - Rolls Royce Falcon II, 12-cylinder, liquid cooled inline V, 255 hp - Wing Span: 74 ft 10¼ in Length - 46 ft Height - Gross Weight: 8,017 lb - Max Speed: 100 mph - Ceiling: 10,500 ft - Endurance: 8 hours - Crew: 4 - Armament: 2-4 machine gun - 929+ lb of bombs • - Heavy bomber • 80 mph • Gross Weight: 26,066 lb
If my plane not have existed - If my plane didn’t exist the war might have been very different - There wouldn’t be another plane to bomb places that needed to be - There would be one more u-boat still in the water
Blackburn Kangaroo. (n.d.). The Aerodrome [fact sheet]. Retrieved September 22, 2010, from google website: http://www.theaerodrome.com/aircraft