A single-seat British carrier torpedo bomber that became an important Fleet Air Arm strike type during the 1920s.
Development
Blackburn Dart was developed by Blackburn Aeroplane & Motor Company in United Kingdom as a maritime-combat aircraft. The family first flew in 1921 and entered service in 1922. Its recorded airframe configuration is fixed wing, with the family classified in the archive as core combat-aircraft scope.
Operational History
Operationally, Blackburn Dart is represented primarily in the maritime-combat aircraft role. The sourced variant records include service with Royal Air Force. The current structured record does not attach a specific conflict authority to this family; operational context remains limited to sourced service and role data. Role tags attached to the family include carrier based and torpedo bomber.
Variants and Lineage
Major variants represented in the structured record include Dart T.2.
Variants
| Designation | Type | Role | Recorded operators |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dart T.2 | Production | Maritime Combat | Royal Air Force |
Sources and further reading
Structured references supporting this aircraft family, variants, specifications, and narrative sections.
- Blackburn Aircraft since 1909 — Putnam · Tier 3
- Blackburn Dart — Wikipedia · Tier 5