A bomb aimer in a Fairey Battle, a British single-engine light bomber designed and manufactured by the Fairey Aviation Company IN the mid-1930s. It was powered by Rolls-Royce Merlin engine that powered contemporary British fighters. However with a three-man crew and bomb load it was significantly heavy and was found to be vulnerable to enemy fighters and was withdrawn from active combat service by the end of 1940.
A bomb aimer in a Fairey Battle, a British single-engine light bomber designed during the mid-1930s and manufactured by the Fairey Aviation Company. It was powered by the same high-performance Rolls-Royce Merlin piston engine that powered various contemporary British fighters, but was significantly heavier, with its three-man crew and bomb load and was found to be highly vulnerable to enemy fighters and anti-aircraft fire. The Fairey Battle achieved the distinction of attaining the first aerial victory of an RAF aircraft in the conflict, however, in May 1940 the Battle suffered heavy losses, frequently in excess of 50 percent of aircraft sortied per mission and was withdrawn from active combat service by the end of 1940.
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