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Property	Value
rdf:type	Aircraft Type
rdfs:label	Blackburn Botha
rdfs:comment	The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was built by Blackburn Aircraft at their factory at Dumbarton, Scotland, as a competitor to the Bristol Beaufort, and entered service with the RAF in 1939. It was underpowered and was quickly withdrawn from operations.
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max takeoff weight alt	8369.0
number of props	2
length alt	15.58 m
span main	59.0
cruise speed main	184.0
cruise speed alt	212
height alt	4.46 m
Introduced	1939-12-12
primary user	Royal Air Force
Type	Torpedo Bomber
type of prop	radial engine
range alt	1270
length main	51
power alt	694.0
area main	518.0
power main	930.0
stall speed alt	75
height main	14
span alt	17.98 m
range main	1100.0
Manufacturer	Blackburn Aircraft, Dumbarton
max speed main	216.0
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ceiling main	17500.0
empty weight main	11830.0
stall speed main	65.0
more stall speed	with flaps and undercarriage down
area alt	48.12
First Flight	1938-12-28
max speed alt	249
jet or prop?	prop
empty weight alt	5366.0
plane or copter?	plane
ceiling alt	5,335 m
max takeoff weight main	18450.0
Retired	September 1944
Crew	4
Armament	*3 × 0.303 in machine guns *internal torpedo, depth charges or bombs up to 2,000 lb
Number Built	580
ref	The Hamlyn Concise Guide to British Aircraft of World War II
abstract	The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a British four-seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber. It was built by Blackburn Aircraft at their factory at Dumbarton, Scotland, as a competitor to the Bristol Beaufort, and entered service with the RAF in 1939. It was underpowered and was quickly withdrawn from operations.