Fairey Spearfish
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Fairey Spearfish was a World War II British torpedo bomber. It was one of the largest single-engine aircraft to ever operate from a British aircraft carrier.
Development
The Spearfish was designed by Fairey Aviation to Admiralty Specification O.5/43. Having learned the lessons of the Fairey Barracuda, the Spearfish featured a much more powerful engine and an integral ASV anti-submarine radar (the external installation on the Barracuda caused problems with longitudinal stability). Problems with the Bristol Centaurus engine delayed the first flight until 5 July 1945. Only five aircraft were built before victory over Japan at which point further work on the project was stopped.Specifications (Spearfish)
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