Fairey Battle
Light Bomber
Photo ©: Karsten Palt
The Fairey Battle is a single-engine light bomber aircraft with a crew of three produced by the British manufacturer Fairey Aviation Company Limited. The Fairey Battle was also used as a trainer aircraft and as a target tug aircraft. The Battle was used by the Royal Air Force, Royal Australian Air Force, and Royal Canadian Air Force. Further operators were Belgium, South Africa and Turkey.
The total production numbers include 1029 built by Austin Motors and 18 built by Avions Fairey in Belgium.
| Crew | 3 | |
| Propulsion | 1 Piston Engine | |
| Engine Model | Rolls-Royce Merlin I | |
| Engine Power | 768 kW | 1030 hp |
| max. Cruise Speed | 339 km/h | 183 kts 211 mph |
| max. Speed (vne) | 415 km/h | 224 kts 258 mph |
| Service Ceiling | 7.620 m | 25.000 ft |
| Rate of climb | 280 m/min | 920 ft/min |
| Range | 1.609 km | 869 NM 1.000 mi. |
| Empty Weight | 3.015 kg | 6.647 lbs |
| max. Takeoff Weight | 4.895 kg | 10.792 lbs |
| Wing Span | 16,46 m | 54 ft 0 in |
| Wing Area | 39,2 m² | 422 ft² |
| Length | 12,90 m | 42 ft 4 in |
| Height | 4,72 m | 15 ft 6 in |
| First Flight | 10.03.1936 | |
| Production Status | out of production | |
| Production Range | 1936-1941 | |
| Total Production | 2203 | |
| Data for (Version) | Fairey Battle Mk 1 | |
| [Photo-ID: 6527] © Karsten Palt 2013-04-01 | |
 | Fairey Battle I.TT Royal Canadian Air Force Reg.: 1899 displayed as Belgian AF T-70, ex RAF R3950 |
| Koninklijk Legermuseum [Brussel] | |