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2011-11-19

Battle Scars (Fairey Battle in Canada)


 If the Fairey Battle is mostly remembered in Belgium for the dramatic raid on the bridges in May 1940, the aircraft played a major role in Canada for the training of air gunners

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Ladies and Gentlemen Aviators

Powered by the same Merlin engine that drove early model Hurricanes, the Fairey Battle, with its much larger size and three crew members was woefully underpowered and inadequate in, of all things, a battle. Savaged by the Luftwaffe in the early part of the war, the type was pulled from frontline service, but found a useful role as a gunnery and bombing trainer in Canada's British Commonwealth Air Training Plan. Follow this link to learn more:
http://www.vintagewings.ca/
 http://www.vintagewings.ca/Home/tabid/40/language/en-CA/Default.aspx


Dave O'Malley, Vintage Wings of Canada