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.ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft-caption-left .infobox-label{text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-full-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-data,.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .mergedbottomrow .infobox-label{border-bottom:1px solid #a2a9b1}@media(min-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-label{width:30%;padding-right:3px}.mw-parser-output .ib-aircraft .infobox-data{width:50%}}</style><table class="infobox ib-aircraft vcard"><tbody><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-above">Albacore</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Albacore_ExCC.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairey_Albacore_ExCC.jpg/300px-Fairey_Albacore_ExCC.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairey_Albacore_ExCC.jpg/450px-Fairey_Albacore_ExCC.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Fairey_Albacore_ExCC.jpg/600px-Fairey_Albacore_ExCC.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="768" /></a></span> <div class="ib-aircraft-caption">L7075, the second prototype of the Fairey Albacore in flight. The markings place it around 1940.</div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">General information</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Torpedo_bomber" title="Torpedo bomber">Torpedo bomber</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">National origin</th><td class="infobox-data">United Kingdom</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Aerospace_manufacturer" title="Aerospace manufacturer">Manufacturer</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairey Aviation">Fairey Aviation</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Primary users</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a><div> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a><br /> <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Number built</th><td class="infobox-data">800<sup id="cite_ref-taylor295_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor295-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">History</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Introduction date</th><td class="infobox-data">1940</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">First flight</th><td class="infobox-data">12 December 1938</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Retired</th><td class="infobox-data">1949<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Fairey Albacore</b> is a single-engine <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a> <a href="/wiki/Torpedo_bomber" title="Torpedo bomber">torpedo bomber</a> designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Aviation" class="mw-redirect" title="Fairey Aviation">Fairey Aviation</a>. It was primarily operated by the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> (FAA) during the <a href="/wiki/Second_World_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Second World War">Second World War</a>. </p><p>The Albacore, popularly known as the "Applecore", was conceived as a replacement for the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Fairey Swordfish</a>, an earlier biplane introduced during the mid 1930s. It was typically operated by a crew of three and was designed for spotting and <a href="/wiki/Reconnaissance" title="Reconnaissance">reconnaissance</a> as well as level, dive, and torpedo bombing. First flown on 12 December 1938, the Albacore was in production between 1939 and 1943, and entered FAA service with <a href="/wiki/826_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="826 Naval Air Squadron">826 Naval Air Squadron</a> during March 1940. The type was initially operated from land bases, being dispatched on attack missions against enemy shipping and harbours in the vicinity of the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a>. The first operations on board an <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_carrier" title="Aircraft carrier">aircraft carrier</a> commenced in November 1940. </p><p>At its height, 15 first-line FAA squadrons flew the Albacore. The type was much used in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a>, participating in the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Matapan" title="Battle of Cape Matapan">Battle of Cape Matapan</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein" title="Second Battle of El Alamein">Second Battle of El Alamein</a>, as well as the landings at <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Avalanche_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Avalanche (World War II)">Salerno</a>. Despite the intention to replace the Swordfish, the Albacore served with it and was eventually retired before it, both aircraft having been replaced by a pair of <a href="/wiki/Monoplane" title="Monoplane">monoplane</a> designs, the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Barracuda" title="Fairey Barracuda">Fairey Barracuda</a> and <a href="/wiki/Grumman_Avenger" class="mw-redirect" title="Grumman Avenger">Grumman Avenger</a>. In addition to the FAA, the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> (RAF) and the <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> (RCAF) operated the type. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Design_and_development">Design and development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Design and development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Background">Background</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The origins of the Albacore can be traced back to the issuing of <a href="/wiki/List_of_Air_Ministry_Specifications#1930-1939" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Air Ministry Specifications">Specification S.41/36</a> by the <a href="/wiki/Air_Ministry" title="Air Ministry">Air Ministry</a> on 11 February 1937, as well as the earlier Specification M.7/36.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The latter had sought a three-seat TSR (torpedo/spotter/reconnaissance) aircraft with which to replace the <a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Fairey Swordfish</a> in <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm" title="Fleet Air Arm">Fleet Air Arm</a> (FAA) service. It was required to be capable of speeds between 58 and 183 knots while also carrying a single <a href="/wiki/British_18-inch_torpedo" title="British 18-inch torpedo">18-inch Mark XIIA torpedo</a>; furthermore, it was to be fitted with dual flight controls, have a powered rear <a href="/wiki/Gun_turret" title="Gun turret">turret</a>, comprehensive facilities for observation and navigation, and incorporate <a href="/wiki/Soundproofing" title="Soundproofing">soundproofing</a> and heating measures.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In response, Fairey Aviation decided to work on its own design.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Early activities included the <a href="/wiki/Wind_tunnel" title="Wind tunnel">wind tunnel</a> testing of various <a href="/wiki/Biplane" title="Biplane">biplane</a> models at <a href="/wiki/RAE_Farnborough" class="mw-redirect" title="RAE Farnborough">RAE Farnborough</a> between November 1936 and June 1937. These tests reportedly influenced designs regarding the fitting of <a href="/wiki/Flap_(aeronautics)" title="Flap (aeronautics)">flaps</a> upon the wings.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The company produced both biplane and <a href="/wiki/Monoplane" title="Monoplane">monoplane</a> configurations to fulfil the requirement, officials dismissed the monoplane proposal as it raised uncertainties for the role it was to be tasked with at that time. Accordingly, Fairey focused its efforts onto the biplane configuration.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The Albacore, otherwise designated <i>TBR</i> (torpedo/bomber/reconnaissance), was a single-bay all-metal biplane. Its fuselage was of a semi-<a href="/wiki/Monocoque" title="Monocoque">monocoque</a> design and was equipped with a split <a href="/wiki/Landing_gear" title="Landing gear">undercarriage</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In comparison to the Swordfish, the Albacore was furnished with a more powerful engine that drove a <a href="/wiki/Variable-pitch_propeller_(aeronautics)" title="Variable-pitch propeller (aeronautics)">Constant-speed propeller</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while the fuselage was also more aerodynamically refined.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor2889_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor2889-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The engine that powered the early Albacores was a single <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Taurus" title="Bristol Taurus">Bristol Taurus II</a> <a href="/wiki/Radial_engine" title="Radial engine">radial engine</a>, capable of 1,065 hp, while those built later on received the more powerful Taurus XII, capable of 1,130 hp, instead.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor2891_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor2891-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Furthermore, the Albacore provided numerous amenities for the benefit of its crew, such as its fully enclosed cockpit, a central heating system, a windscreen wiper for the pilot, and <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_lavatory" title="Aircraft lavatory">lavatory</a>. In the event of a water landing, the aircraft was also fitted with an automatic <a href="/wiki/Liferaft" class="mw-redirect" title="Liferaft">liferaft</a> deployment system to assist in the crew's survival.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor288_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor288-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The armament of the Albacore typically included a single fixed forward-firing <a href="/wiki/Machine_gun" title="Machine gun">machine gun</a> in the upper starboard wing, while the rear cockpit was provided with either a single or twin <a href="/wiki/Vickers_K" class="mw-redirect" title="Vickers K">Vickers K</a> machine gun.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor291_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor291-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It could carry a maximum under-wing bomb load of four 500 lb (230 kg) bombs.<sup id="cite_ref-brownp66_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brownp66-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-harrison2002_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison2002-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The wings of the Albacore were of an equal span and were foldable for more compact stowage onboard aircraft carriers.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> These wings, which were covered by <a href="/wiki/Fabric" class="mw-redirect" title="Fabric">fabric</a>, featured relatively large flaps that were <a href="/wiki/Hydraulics" title="Hydraulics">hydraulically</a>-actuated and could also act as <a href="/wiki/Air_brake_(aeronautics)" title="Air brake (aeronautics)">air brakes</a> during dives.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor289_3-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Akin to the preceding Swordfish, it was capable of <a href="/wiki/Divebomber" class="mw-redirect" title="Divebomber">dive bombing</a>; it was capable of diving at speeds of up to 215 knots (400 km/h) IAS irrespective of the positioning of the flaps. According to the wartime pilot <a href="/wiki/Eric_Brown_(pilot)" title="Eric Brown (pilot)">Eric Brown</a>, the Albacore was relatively steady throughout the dive, while the recovery was typically both smooth and relatively easy to perform.<sup id="cite_ref-brownp66_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-brownp66-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Into_flight">Into flight</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Into flight"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On 12 December 1938, the first of two prototypes performed its <a href="/wiki/Maiden_flight" title="Maiden flight">maiden flight</a> from the <a href="/wiki/Great_West_Aerodrome" title="Great West Aerodrome">Great West Aerodrome</a>, flown by F. H. Dixon.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor291_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor291-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During April 1939, the second prototype made its first flight, joining its sibling in the flight test programme shortly thereafter. Both prototypes had not been ordered under individual contracts, but had instead been the first two of a production batch of 100 aircraft. There were some differences from subsequent production aircraft, such as their initial outfitting with non-tapered engine <a href="/wiki/Cowling" title="Cowling">cowlings</a> and wheel-spats.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor291_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor291-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>While the Albacore had been developed as a carrier-capable land plane, there was interest in its potential as a <a href="/wiki/Floatplane" title="Floatplane">floatplane</a>, thus the first prototype was later outfitted with floats and was experimentally configured for <a href="/wiki/Aircraft_catapult" title="Aircraft catapult">catapult</a>-assisted takeoffs.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor291_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor291-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The <a href="/wiki/Marine_Aircraft_Experimental_Establishment" title="Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment">Marine Aircraft Experimental Establishment</a> (MAEE) tested it in early 1940, during which its water-handling was less than favourable, although it retained acceptable airborne characteristics, save for its reportedly poorly-harmonised flight controls.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor291_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor291-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During 1939, quantity production of the first batch of 98 aircraft commenced;<sup id="cite_ref-mason94p321_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mason94p321-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the start of production had been delayed on account of production slippages of the Taurus engine.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor292_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor292-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During February 1940, testing of the Albacore and Taurus II engine alike commenced at <a href="/wiki/MOD_Boscombe_Down" title="MOD Boscombe Down">RAF Boscombe Down</a>. During these tests, the prototype demonstrated its ability to attain a maximum speed of 160 mph (140 kn; 260 km/h), at an altitude of 4,800 ft (1,463 m), at 11,570 lb (5,259 kg), which was achieved while carrying four <a href="/wiki/Depth_charge" title="Depth charge">depth charges</a> underneath its wings, while its maximum speed without the depth charges was 172 mph (149 kn; 277 km/h).<sup id="cite_ref-mason1998_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mason1998-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> An Albacore fitted with the Taurus II engine and carrying a torpedo weighed 11,100 lb (5,045 kg).<sup id="cite_ref-mason1998_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mason1998-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Some minor criticisms of the Albacore were produced during its 1940 evaluation flights; issues included the excessive heat of the forward cockpit during the summer months, while the rear cockpit was cold and subject to persistent drafts.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor2912_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor2912-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The stall characteristics were described as uncomfortable, while the crew boarding process was also seen as somewhat hazardous. However, the only notable change in the specification was the replacement of the Taurus II engine with the improved Taurus XII counterpart.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor292_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor292-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A total of 800 Albacores were built, including the two prototypes, which were all manufactured at Fairey's Hayes factory. Production came to an end in 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor292_12-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor292-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They were typically test flown from London's Great West Aerodrome, what has since been expanded into London <a href="/wiki/Heathrow_Airport" title="Heathrow Airport">Heathrow Airport</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-mason94p323_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mason94p323-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Harrison2004_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harrison2004-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Mondey2006_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Mondey2006-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operational_history">Operational history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operational history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Albacore.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Fairey_Albacore.png/220px-Fairey_Albacore.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="86" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Fairey_Albacore.png/330px-Fairey_Albacore.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c7/Fairey_Albacore.png/440px-Fairey_Albacore.png 2x" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="311" /></a><figcaption>Markings of Albacore N4389, <a href="/wiki/827_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="827 Naval Air Squadron">827 Naval Air Squadron</a>, <a href="/wiki/HMS_Victorious_(R38)" title="HMS Victorious (R38)">HMS <i>Victorious</i></a>, which was shot down in <a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Kirkenes_and_Petsamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo">the raid on Kirkenes</a>, July 1941. Salvaged, rebuilt and now on display in the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum" title="Fleet Air Arm Museum">Fleet Air Arm Museum</a> </figcaption></figure> <p>During March 1940, No. <a href="/wiki/826_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="826 Naval Air Squadron">826 Naval Air Squadron</a> was specially formed to operate the first Albacores; within weeks, the type had begun operations, attacking harbours and shipping in the <a href="/wiki/English_Channel" title="English Channel">English Channel</a>, operating from shore bases, as well as providing convoy escort for the rest of 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thetford_naval-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-taylor2923_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor2923-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/HMS_Formidable_(67)" title="HMS Formidable (67)">HMS <i>Formidable</i></a><span class="nowrap" style="padding-left:0.1em;">'</span>s 826 and 829 Squadrons were the first to operate the Albacore from an aircraft carrier, operations commencing in November 1940.<sup id="cite_ref-Harrison2004_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harrison2004-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-taylor293_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor293-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Albacore suffered from reliability problems with the Taurus engine, although these were later solved, so that the failure rate was no worse than the Pegasus equipped Swordfish.<sup id="cite_ref-mason94p322_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mason94p322-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Albacore remained less popular than the Swordfish, as it was less manoeuvrable, while the controls were considered to be too heavy for a pilot to perform much evasive action after dropping a torpedo.<sup id="cite_ref-mason94p322_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mason94p322-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Eventually, there were 15 first-line FAA squadrons equipped with the Albacore which operated widely in the <a href="/wiki/Mediterranean" class="mw-redirect" title="Mediterranean">Mediterranean</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thetford_naval-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In March 1941, Albacores made torpedo attacks during the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Cape_Matapan" title="Battle of Cape Matapan">Battle of Cape Matapan</a>, inflicting severe damage on the <a href="/wiki/Italian_battleship_Vittorio_Veneto" title="Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto">Italian battleship Vittorio Veneto</a> despite the presence of heavy anti-aircraft fire. The type also played a prominent role in the ill-fated <a href="/wiki/Raid_on_Kirkenes_and_Petsamo" class="mw-redirect" title="Raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo">raid on Kirkenes and Petsamo</a> during July 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor293_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor293-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Albacores also participated, with greater success, in the fighting at <a href="/wiki/Second_Battle_of_El_Alamein" title="Second Battle of El Alamein">El Alamein</a>, dropping <a href="/wiki/Flare" title="Flare">flares</a> to mark targets for RAF night bombers.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor293_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor293-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Between September 1941 and June 1943, No. <a href="/wiki/828_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="828 Naval Air Squadron">828 Squadron</a>, based at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Hal_Far" title="RAF Hal Far">RAF Hal Far</a>, <a href="/wiki/Malta" title="Malta">Malta</a>, operated a squadron of Albacores under severe <a href="/wiki/London_Blitz" class="mw-redirect" title="London Blitz">blitz</a> conditions during the <a href="/wiki/Siege_of_Malta_(World_War_II)" title="Siege of Malta (World War II)">Siege of Malta</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor293_20-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor293-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The type employed a mixture of <a href="/wiki/Naval_mine" title="Naval mine">mines</a> and <a href="/wiki/Bomb" title="Bomb">bombs</a> to attack Italian shipping, including convoys, along with shore targets in Sicily, mainland Italy, and North Africa. Albacores also supported the landings at <a href="/wiki/Sicily" title="Sicily">Sicily</a> and <a href="/wiki/Operation_Avalanche_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Operation Avalanche (World War II)">Salerno</a>, guarding against enemy <a href="/wiki/Submarine" title="Submarine">submarines</a> and raiding key enemy facilities such as airfields and forts.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor293_20-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor293-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Albacore.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Fairey_Albacore.jpg/220px-Fairey_Albacore.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="111" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Fairey_Albacore.jpg/330px-Fairey_Albacore.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f9/Fairey_Albacore.jpg/440px-Fairey_Albacore.jpg 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="304" /></a><figcaption>Albacore in flight circa 1940</figcaption></figure> <p>On 9 March 1942, twelve Albacores from <a href="/wiki/HMS_Victorious_(R38)" title="HMS Victorious (R38)">HMS <i>Victorious</i></a> attacked the German battleship <a href="/wiki/German_battleship_Tirpitz" title="German battleship Tirpitz"><i>Tirpitz</i></a> at sea near <a href="/wiki/Narvik" class="mw-redirect" title="Narvik">Narvik</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor293_20-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor293-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Based on information from one of a search force of six Albacores that had been launched earlier, Albacores from 817 and 832 Squadrons launched torpedoes. One attack came within 20 yd (18 m) of <i>Tirpitz</i>, but the attack failed for the loss of two aircraft.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>During 1943, the Albacore was replaced in FAA service by the newer Barracuda. The final Albacore squadron of the FAA, No. <a href="/wiki/841_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="841 Naval Air Squadron">841 Squadron</a>, which had flown numerous shore-based attacks against shipping in the English Channel for the whole of its career with the Albacore, was disbanded in late 1943.<sup id="cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thetford_naval-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-taylor2934_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor2934-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Air_Force" title="Royal Air Force">Royal Air Force</a> deployed some Albacores; <a href="/wiki/No._36_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 36 Squadron RAF">36 Squadron</a> based at <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a> acquired five to supplement its <a href="/wiki/Vickers_Vildebeest" title="Vickers Vildebeest">Vickers Vildebeests</a> at <a href="/wiki/Seletar_Airport" title="Seletar Airport">RAF Seletar</a> in December 1941.<sup id="cite_ref-Shores_24-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shores-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-taylor294_25-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor294-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The remnants of the squadron was captured by the Japanese in March 1942. During 1943, <a href="/wiki/No._415_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 415 Squadron RCAF">No. 415 Squadron RCAF</a> was equipped with Albacores (presumably ex-FAA) before the Flight operating them was transferred and reformed as <a href="/wiki/No._119_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 119 Squadron RAF">119 Squadron</a> at <a href="/wiki/RAF_Manston" title="RAF Manston">RAF Manston</a> in July 1944. The squadron deployed later to Belgium and their Albacores were disposed of in early 1945, due to spares shortages, in favour of the inferior but ASV radar-equipped Swordfish Mk.IIIs that the squadron kept until the end of the war on 8 May.<sup id="cite_ref-Jefford_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jefford-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was to combat German mini-submarines attacking Allied shipping entering the <a href="/wiki/Scheldt" title="Scheldt">River Scheldt</a> on its way to the <a href="/wiki/Port_of_Antwerp" title="Port of Antwerp">Port of Antwerp</a>. The Aden Communication Flight used 17 Albacores between the middle of 1944 and August 1946. Some of these were delivered by sea on the <a href="/wiki/SS_Savoia" title="SS Savoia">SS <i>Empire Arun</i></a> in December 1945 (all from Royal Navy stock). </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/Royal_Canadian_Air_Force" title="Royal Canadian Air Force">Royal Canadian Air Force</a> took over the Albacores and used them during the <a href="/wiki/Normandy_invasion" class="mw-redirect" title="Normandy invasion">Normandy invasion</a>, for a similar role until July 1944.<sup id="cite_ref-taylor294_25-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-taylor294-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Albacore was the last biplane to be used in combat by the RCAF.<sup id="cite_ref-Rucker_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Rucker-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Operators">Operators</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Operators"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:A_Fairey_Albacore_Mk_I_of_No._820_Naval_Air_Squadron_operating_from_HMS_FORMIDABLE_during_the_North_African_landings,_November_1942._TR296.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/A_Fairey_Albacore_Mk_I_of_No._820_Naval_Air_Squadron_operating_from_HMS_FORMIDABLE_during_the_North_African_landings%2C_November_1942._TR296.jpg/220px-A_Fairey_Albacore_Mk_I_of_No._820_Naval_Air_Squadron_operating_from_HMS_FORMIDABLE_during_the_North_African_landings%2C_November_1942._TR296.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="159" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/A_Fairey_Albacore_Mk_I_of_No._820_Naval_Air_Squadron_operating_from_HMS_FORMIDABLE_during_the_North_African_landings%2C_November_1942._TR296.jpg/330px-A_Fairey_Albacore_Mk_I_of_No._820_Naval_Air_Squadron_operating_from_HMS_FORMIDABLE_during_the_North_African_landings%2C_November_1942._TR296.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/A_Fairey_Albacore_Mk_I_of_No._820_Naval_Air_Squadron_operating_from_HMS_FORMIDABLE_during_the_North_African_landings%2C_November_1942._TR296.jpg/440px-A_Fairey_Albacore_Mk_I_of_No._820_Naval_Air_Squadron_operating_from_HMS_FORMIDABLE_during_the_North_African_landings%2C_November_1942._TR296.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2453" data-file-height="1772" /></a><figcaption>A Fairey Albacore Mk I of 820 Naval Air Squadron operating from <a href="/wiki/HMS_Formidable_(67)" title="HMS Formidable (67)">HMS <i>Formidable</i></a> during the North African landings, November 1942</figcaption></figure> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/23px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/35px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/6d/Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg/46px-Flag_of_Canada_%281921%E2%80%931957%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1000" data-file-height="500" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/Canada" title="Canada">Canada</a></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <p>Royal Canadian Air Force </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._415_Squadron_RCAF" class="mw-redirect" title="No. 415 Squadron RCAF">No. 415 Squadron RCAF</a></li></ul> <dl><dt><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/23px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png" decoding="async" width="23" height="12" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/35px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/a/ae/Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg/46px-Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="600" /></span></span> </span><a href="/wiki/United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">United Kingdom</a></dt> <dd></dd></dl> <p>Royal Air Force </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/No._36_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 36 Squadron RAF">No. 36 Squadron RAF</a><sup id="cite_ref-Shores_24-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Shores-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No._119_Squadron_RAF" title="No. 119 Squadron RAF">No. 119 Squadron</a></li></ul> <p><a href="/wiki/Royal_Navy" title="Royal Navy">Royal Navy</a> Fleet Air Arm<sup id="cite_ref-Harrison2004_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Harrison2004-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col" style="column-width: 15em;"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/700_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="700 Naval Air Squadron">700 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/733_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="733 Naval Air Squadron">733 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/747_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="747 Naval Air Squadron">747 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/750_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="750 Naval Air Squadron">750 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/753_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="753 Naval Air Squadron">753 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/754_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="754 Naval Air Squadron">754 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/756_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="756 Naval Air Squadron">756 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/763_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="763 Naval Air Squadron">763 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/766_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="766 Naval Air Squadron">766 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/767_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="767 Naval Air Squadron">767 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/768_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="768 Naval Air Squadron">768 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/769_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="769 Naval Air Squadron">769 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/771_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="771 Naval Air Squadron">771 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/774_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="774 Naval Air Squadron">774 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/775_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="775 Naval Air Squadron">775 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/778_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="778 Naval Air Squadron">778 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/781_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="781 Naval Air Squadron">781 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/782_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="782 Naval Air Squadron">782 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/783_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="783 Naval Air Squadron">783 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/785_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="785 Naval Air Squadron">785 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/786_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="786 Naval Air Squadron">786 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/787_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="787 Naval Air Squadron">787 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/788_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="788 Naval Air Squadron">788 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/789_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="789 Naval Air Squadron">789 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/791_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="791 Naval Air Squadron">791 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/793_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="793 Naval Air Squadron">793 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/796_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="796 Naval Air Squadron">796 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/797_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="797 Naval Air Squadron">797 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/799_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="799 Naval Air Squadron">799 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/810_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="810 Naval Air Squadron">810 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/815_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="815 Naval Air Squadron">815 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/817_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="817 Naval Air Squadron">817 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/818_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="818 Naval Air Squadron">818 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/820_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="820 Naval Air Squadron">820 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/821_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="821 Naval Air Squadron">821 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/822_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="822 Naval Air Squadron">822 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/823_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="823 Naval Air Squadron">823 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/826_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="826 Naval Air Squadron">826 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/827_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="827 Naval Air Squadron">827 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/828_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="828 Naval Air Squadron">828 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/829_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="829 Naval Air Squadron">829 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/830_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="830 Naval Air Squadron">830 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/831_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="831 Naval Air Squadron">831 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/832_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="832 Naval Air Squadron">832 Naval Air Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/841_Naval_Air_Squadron" title="841 Naval Air Squadron">841 Naval Air Squadron</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Surviving_aircraft">Surviving aircraft</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Surviving aircraft"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Albacore_at_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Fairey_Albacore_at_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum.JPG/220px-Fairey_Albacore_at_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum.JPG" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Fairey_Albacore_at_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum.JPG/330px-Fairey_Albacore_at_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Fairey_Albacore_at_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum.JPG/440px-Fairey_Albacore_at_Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3264" data-file-height="2448" /></a><figcaption><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;">Albacore (N4389) at the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum" title="Fleet Air Arm Museum">Fleet Air Arm Museum</a></div></figcaption></figure> <p>Only one Albacore is known to survive, on display at the <a href="/wiki/Fleet_Air_Arm_Museum" title="Fleet Air Arm Museum">Fleet Air Arm Museum</a>, which was built using parts of Albacores N4389 and N4172 recovered from crash sites.<sup id="cite_ref-Smith_28-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Smith-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Specifications_(Albacore_with_Taurus_XII)"><span id="Specifications_.28Albacore_with_Taurus_XII.29"></span>Specifications (Albacore with Taurus XII)</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Specifications (Albacore with Taurus XII)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Fairey_Albacore_Mk.1_three-view_silhouette.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Fairey_Albacore_Mk.1_three-view_silhouette.png/220px-Fairey_Albacore_Mk.1_three-view_silhouette.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="124" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Fairey_Albacore_Mk.1_three-view_silhouette.png/330px-Fairey_Albacore_Mk.1_three-view_silhouette.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/80/Fairey_Albacore_Mk.1_three-view_silhouette.png/440px-Fairey_Albacore_Mk.1_three-view_silhouette.png 2x" data-file-width="574" data-file-height="323" /></a><figcaption>Fairey Albacore Mk.1</figcaption></figure> <p style="font-size: 90%; margin:0;"><i>Data from</i> <i>Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1943–44</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-JAWA43-44_29-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-JAWA43-44-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>British naval aircraft since 1912</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-thetford_naval-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The British Bomber since 1914</i>,<sup id="cite_ref-mason94p323_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-mason94p323-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft in World War II</i></p><p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>General characteristics</b></span> </p><ul><li><b>Crew:</b> 2 (torpedo bomber) or 3 (reconnaissance mission)</li> <li><b>Length:</b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1154941027">.mw-parser-output .frac{white-space:nowrap}.mw-parser-output .frac .num,.mw-parser-output .frac .den{font-size:80%;line-height:0;vertical-align:super}.mw-parser-output .frac .den{vertical-align:sub}.mw-parser-output .sr-only{border:0;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);clip-path:polygon(0px 0px,0px 0px,0px 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id="cite_ref-harrison2002_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-harrison2002-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Wing area:</b> 623 sq ft (57.9 m<sup>2</sup>)</li> <li><b>Empty weight:</b> 7,250 lb (3,289 kg) torpedo bomber<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Gross weight:</b> 10,460 lb (4,745 kg) torpedo bomber<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Max takeoff weight:</b> 12,830 lb (5,820 kg)</li> <li><b>Powerplant:</b> 1 × <a href="/wiki/Bristol_Taurus" title="Bristol Taurus">Bristol Taurus</a> XII 14-cylinder sleeve-valve radial piston engine, 1,130 hp (840 kW) for take-off<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>d<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Propellers:</b> 3-bladed constant-speed propeller</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Performance</b></span> </p> <ul><li><b>Maximum speed:</b> 161 mph (259 km/h, 140 kn) torpedo bomber at 4,500 ft (1,400 m)<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>e<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Cruise speed:</b> 140 mph (230 km/h, 120 kn) maximum</li> <li><b>Stall speed:</b> 54 mph (87 km/h, 47 kn) flaps down<sup id="cite_ref-ferry_pilots_notes_34-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ferry_pilots_notes-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citing_sources" title="Wikipedia:Citing sources"><span title="This citation requires a reference to the specific page or range of pages in which the material appears. (March 2024)">page needed</span></a></i>]</sup></li> <li><b>Range:</b> 710 mi (1,140 km, 620 nmi) with torpedo<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><b>Ferry range:</b> 930 mi (1,500 km, 810 nmi)</li> <li><b>Service ceiling:</b> 18,800 ft (5,700 m)</li> <li><b>Time to altitude:</b> eight minutes to 6,000 ft (1,800 m)</li></ul> <p><span style="font-size:120%"><b>Armament</b></span><br /> </p> <ul><li><b>Guns:</b> ** 1 × fixed, forward-firing <a href="/wiki/.303_British" title=".303 British">0.303 in (7.7 mm)</a> <a href="/wiki/M1919_Browning_machine_gun" title="M1919 Browning machine gun">M1919 Browning machine gun</a> in starboard wing <ul><li>1 or 2 × 0.303 in (7.7 mm) <a href="/wiki/Vickers_K_machine_gun" title="Vickers K machine gun">Vickers K machine guns</a> in rear cockpit.</li></ul></li> <li><b>Bombs:</b> 1 × 1,670 lb (760 kg) torpedo or 2,000 lb (910 kg) of bombs</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p> <b>Related development</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish" title="Fairey Swordfish">Fairey Swordfish</a></li></ul> <p><b>Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Douglas_TBD_Devastator" title="Douglas TBD Devastator">Douglas TBD Devastator</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fieseler_Fi_167" title="Fieseler Fi 167">Fieseler Fi 167</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nakajima_B5N" title="Nakajima B5N">Nakajima B5N</a></li></ul> <p> <b>Related lists</b> </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_World_War_II" title="List of aircraft of World War II">List of aircraft of World War II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_aircraft_of_the_Fleet_Air_Arm" title="List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm">List of aircraft of the Fleet Air Arm</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">in Canada</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">7,200 lb (3,300 kg) on reconnaissance mission</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">9,615 lb (4,361 kg) on reconnaissance mission</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-32">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">1,130 hp (840 kW) at 3,500 ft (1,100 m) </span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">169 mph (147 kn; 272 km/h) reconnaissance at 4,500 ft (1,400 m) </span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Citations">Citations</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Citations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-taylor295-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-taylor295_1-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, p. 295.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor289-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor289_3-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, p. 289.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Harrison 2004, p. 7</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor2889-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-taylor2889_5-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, pp. 288-289.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor2891-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-taylor2891_6-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, pp. 289, 291.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor288-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-taylor288_7-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, p. 288.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor291-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-taylor291_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor291_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor291_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor291_8-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor291_8-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, p. 291.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-brownp66-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-brownp66_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-brownp66_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Brown 1980, p. 66.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-harrison2002-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-harrison2002_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-harrison2002_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-harrison2002_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-harrison2002_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style 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.cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFHarrison2002" class="citation book cs1">Harrison, W.A. (2002). <i>Fairey Swordfish and Albacore</i>. Marlborough: Crowood. pp. <span class="nowrap">77–</span>80. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-86126-512-3" title="Special:BookSources/1-86126-512-3"><bdi>1-86126-512-3</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Fairey+Swordfish+and+Albacore&rft.place=Marlborough&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E77-%3C%2Fspan%3E80&rft.pub=Crowood&rft.date=2002&rft.isbn=1-86126-512-3&rft.aulast=Harrison&rft.aufirst=W.A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mason94p321-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-mason94p321_11-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Mason 1994, p. 321</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor292-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-taylor292_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor292_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor292_12-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, p. 292.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mason1998-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mason1998_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mason1998_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMason1998" class="citation book cs1">Mason, Tim (1998). <i>The secret years : flight testing at Boscombe Down 1939-1945</i>. Manchester, UK: Hikoki. pp. 292, 306. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9519899-9-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-9519899-9-5"><bdi>0-9519899-9-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+secret+years+%3A+flight+testing+at+Boscombe+Down+1939-1945&rft.place=Manchester%2C+UK&rft.pages=292%2C+306&rft.pub=Hikoki&rft.date=1998&rft.isbn=0-9519899-9-5&rft.aulast=Mason&rft.aufirst=Tim&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor2912-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-taylor2912_14-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, pp. 291-292.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mason94p323-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mason94p323_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mason94p323_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mason 1994, p. 323</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Harrison2004-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Harrison2004_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Harrison2004_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Harrison2004_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHarrison2004" class="citation book cs1">Harrison, W.A. (2004). <i>Warpaint Series No.52 : Fairey Albacore</i>. Bedfordshire: Warpaint Books Ltd. pp. 11, 13, 17.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Warpaint+Series+No.52+%3A+Fairey+Albacore&rft.place=Bedfordshire&rft.pages=11%2C+13%2C+17&rft.pub=Warpaint+Books+Ltd.&rft.date=2004&rft.aulast=Harrison&rft.aufirst=W.A.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Mondey2006-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Mondey2006_17-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMondey2006" class="citation book cs1">Mondey, David (2006). <i>The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft in World War II</i>. Hamlyn. p. 101. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-753714-62-1" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-753714-62-1"><bdi>978-0-753714-62-1</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Hamlyn+Concise+Guide+to+British+Aircraft+in+World+War+II&rft.pages=101&rft.pub=Hamlyn&rft.date=2006&rft.isbn=978-0-753714-62-1&rft.aulast=Mondey&rft.aufirst=David&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-thetford_naval-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-thetford_naval_18-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFThetford1991" class="citation book cs1">Thetford, Owen (1991). <i>British naval aircraft since 1912</i> (6th rev. ed.). London: Naval Institute Press / Putnam. pp. <span class="nowrap">153–</span>157. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-55750-076-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-55750-076-2"><bdi>1-55750-076-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=British+naval+aircraft+since+1912&rft.place=London&rft.pages=%3Cspan+class%3D%22nowrap%22%3E153-%3C%2Fspan%3E157&rft.edition=6th+rev.&rft.pub=Naval+Institute+Press+%2F+Putnam&rft.date=1991&rft.isbn=1-55750-076-2&rft.aulast=Thetford&rft.aufirst=Owen&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor2923-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-taylor2923_19-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, pp. 292–293.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor293-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-taylor293_20-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor293_20-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor293_20-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor293_20-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor293_20-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor293_20-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, p. 293.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-mason94p322-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-mason94p322_21-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-mason94p322_21-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Mason 1994, p. 322</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-22">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Kostam 2019, pp. 35–40</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor2934-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-taylor2934_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, pp. 293-294.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Shores-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Shores_24-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Shores_24-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Shores, Cull and Izawa 1992, p. 146.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-taylor294-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-taylor294_25-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-taylor294_25-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text">Taylor 1969, p. 294.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Jefford-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Jefford_26-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJefford2001" class="citation book cs1">Jefford, C.G. (Wing Commander) <a href="/wiki/Order_of_the_British_Empire" title="Order of the British Empire">OBE</a>, BA, RAF(retd)) (2001). <i>RAF Squadrons, a Comprehensive Record of the Movement and Equipment of all RAF Squadrons and their Antecedents since 1912</i>. Shrewsbury, Shropshire, UK: Airlife Publishing. p. 60. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/1-84037-141-2" title="Special:BookSources/1-84037-141-2"><bdi>1-84037-141-2</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=RAF+Squadrons%2C+a+Comprehensive+Record+of+the+Movement+and+Equipment+of+all+RAF+Squadrons+and+their+Antecedents+since+1912&rft.place=Shrewsbury%2C+Shropshire%2C+UK&rft.pages=60&rft.pub=Airlife+Publishing&rft.date=2001&rft.isbn=1-84037-141-2&rft.aulast=Jefford&rft.aufirst=C.G.+%28Wing+Commander%29+OBE%2C+BA%2C+RAF%28retd%29%29&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>)</span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Rucker-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Rucker_27-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFRucker" class="citation web cs1 cs1-prop-unfit">Rucker, D. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20121031141702/http://www.fleetairarmarchive.net/Aircraft/Albacore.htm">"Fairey Albacore"</a>. <i>fleetairarmarchive net</i>. Archived from the original on 31 October 2012<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">6 April</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=fleetairarmarchive+net&rft.atitle=Fairey+Albacore&rft.aulast=Rucker&rft.aufirst=D.&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.fleetairarmarchive.net%2FAircraft%2FAlbacore.htm&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Smith-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Smith_28-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSmith2014" class="citation book cs1">Smith, Peter (2014). <i>Combat Biplanes of World War II</i>. United Kingdom: Pen & Sword. p. 229. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1783400546" title="Special:BookSources/978-1783400546"><bdi>978-1783400546</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Combat+Biplanes+of+World+War+II&rft.place=United+Kingdom&rft.pages=229&rft.pub=Pen+%26+Sword&rft.date=2014&rft.isbn=978-1783400546&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Peter&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-JAWA43-44-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-JAWA43-44_29-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Bridgman 1944, p. 30c</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-ferry_pilots_notes-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-ferry_pilots_notes_34-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><i>Air Transport Auxiliary Ferry Pilots Notes</i> (reproduction). Elvington, York, UK: Yorkshire Air Museum, 1996. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-9512379-8-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-9512379-8-5">0-9512379-8-5</a>.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Brown 1980, p. 68.</span> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Bibliography">Bibliography</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Bibliography"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBridgman1944" class="citation book cs1">Bridgman, Leonard, ed. (1944). <i>Jane's all the World's Aircraft 1943-44</i>. London: Sampson Low, Marston & Co.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Jane%27s+all+the+World%27s+Aircraft+1943-44&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Sampson+Low%2C+Marston+%26+Co&rft.date=1944&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFBrownGreenSwanborough1980" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/Eric_Brown_(pilot)" title="Eric Brown (pilot)">Brown, Eric (CBE, DCS, AFC, RN)</a>; Green, William; Swanborough, Gordon (1980). <i>Wings of the navy : flying allied carrier aircraft of World War Two</i>. Janeʼs. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-7106-0002-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-7106-0002-X"><bdi>0-7106-0002-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Wings+of+the+navy+%3A+flying+allied+carrier+aircraft+of+World+War+Two&rft.pub=Jane%CA%BCs&rft.date=1980&rft.isbn=0-7106-0002-X&rft.aulast=Brown&rft.aufirst=Eric+%28CBE%2C+DCS%2C+AFC%2C+RN%29&rft.au=Green%2C+William&rft.au=Swanborough%2C+Gordon&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span><span class="cs1-maint citation-comment"><code class="cs1-code">{{<a href="/wiki/Template:Cite_book" title="Template:Cite book">cite book</a>}}</code>: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (<a href="/wiki/Category:CS1_maint:_multiple_names:_authors_list" title="Category:CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list">link</a>)</span></li> <li>Harrison, W.A. <i>Warpaint Series No.52 : Fairey Albacore</i>. Bedfordshire: Warpaint Books Ltd 2004. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)">OCLC</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/65202541">65202541</a>.</li> <li>Kostam, Angus. <i>Sink the Tirpitz 1942–44: The RAF and Fleet Air Arm duel with Germany's mighty battleship</i>. Oxford: Osprey Publishing, 2018. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1472831590" title="Special:BookSources/978-1472831590">978-1472831590</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFLawrence1945" class="citation book cs1">Lawrence, Joseph (1945). <i>The Observer's Book Of Airplanes</i>. London and New York: Frederick Warne & Co.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Observer%27s+Book+Of+Airplanes&rft.place=London+and+New+York&rft.pub=Frederick+Warne+%26+Co&rft.date=1945&rft.aulast=Lawrence&rft.aufirst=Joseph&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMason1994" class="citation book cs1">Mason, Francis K. (1994). <i>The British Bomber Since 1914</i>. London: Putnam Aeronautical Books. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-85177-861-5" title="Special:BookSources/0-85177-861-5"><bdi>0-85177-861-5</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+British+Bomber+Since+1914&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Putnam+Aeronautical+Books&rft.date=1994&rft.isbn=0-85177-861-5&rft.aulast=Mason&rft.aufirst=Francis+K.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFShoresCullIzawa1992" class="citation book cs1">Shores, Christopher; Cull, Brian; Izawa, Yasuho (1992). <i>Bloody Shambles: Volume One: The Drift to War to the Fall of Singapore</i>. London: Grub Street. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-948817-50-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-948817-50-X"><bdi>0-948817-50-X</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Bloody+Shambles%3A+Volume+One%3A+The+Drift+to+War+to+the+Fall+of+Singapore&rft.place=London&rft.pub=Grub+Street&rft.date=1992&rft.isbn=0-948817-50-X&rft.aulast=Shores&rft.aufirst=Christopher&rft.au=Cull%2C+Brian&rft.au=Izawa%2C+Yasuho&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Taylor, H.A. <i>Fairey Aircraft Since 1915</i>. London: Putnam, 1974. <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-370-00065-X" title="Special:BookSources/0-370-00065-X">0-370-00065-X</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Fairey_Albacore&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Further reading"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFSmith1982" class="citation book cs1">Smith, Peter C. (1982). <i>Dive bomber : an illustrated history</i>. Annapolis, Maryland: Naval Institute Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-0-87021-930-6" title="Special:BookSources/978-0-87021-930-6"><bdi>978-0-87021-930-6</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Dive+bomber+%3A+an+illustrated+history&rft.place=Annapolis%2C+Maryland&rft.pub=Naval+Institute+Press&rft.date=1982&rft.isbn=978-0-87021-930-6&rft.aulast=Smith&rft.aufirst=Peter+C.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AFairey+Albacore" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFTaylor1974" class="citation book cs1">Taylor, H.A. (1974). <i>Fairey aircraft since 1915</i>. 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