BLACKBURN & GENERAL AIRCRAFT LTD.

UK

The Blackburn Aeroplane Company was founded by Robert Blackburn, who had designed and built his first aircraft in 1909. Throughout the company's history the emphasis was on the design and production of naval aircraft; its first for the Royal Navy was the twin-engined GP seaplane of 1916. A similar landplane, the Kangaroo, was supplied to the RAF in 1918. Aircraft to serve with the Navy include the Baffin, Blackburn, B-24 "Skua" Buccaneer, Dart, Firebrand, Ripon, Roc, Shark and Skua. In 1930 acquired Cirrus Hermes Engineering Co. Blackburn Aircraft Company founded 1936. In 1949 merged with General Aircraft Ltd. of Feltham, Middlesex. Latter company founded 1934 and produced such aircraft as Monospar twin-engined lightplane, Cygnet and Owlet. Built pressurized version of Monospar, which was first pressurized aircraft built in U.K.. Built Hotspur and Hamilcar gliders during Second World War. New 1949 company known as Blackburn & General Aircraft Ltd. Company name reverted to Blackburn Aircraft Ltd. in 1959, when Blackburn & General became the holding company. Became part of the Hawker-Siddeley Group in 1960, losing its individual identity in 1963. Back to the letter B

All the World's Rotorcraft Virtual Aircraft Museum Second Monoplane Mercury Type E Single Seat Monoplane Type I Type L A.D. Scout White Falcon TB General Purpose Triplane Kangaroo Blackburd Sidecar Swift T.2 Dart R.1 Blackburn Pellet Cubaroo Bluebird Airedale Velos R.B.1 "Iris" Ripon Sprat Turcock Beagle Lincock Nautilus T.7B B-1 Segrave Sydney B-2 B-3 C.A.15C B-5 "Baffin" "Perth" B-6 "Shark" B-7 B-24 "Skua" B-26 "Botha" B-25 "Roc" B-20 B-37 "Firebrand" B-48 "Firecrest" B-54 B-101 "Beverley" "Buccaneer"