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Albacore (Torpedo bomber)

LC control no.sh2006003395
Topical headingAlbacore (Torpedo bomber)
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Variant(s)Applecore (Torpedo bomber)
Fairey Albacore (Torpedo bomber)
See alsoFairey aircraft
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Torpedo bombers
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Found inWork cat.: Harrison, W.A. Fairey Albacore, 200-.
Wikipedia, 2 May 2006: Fairey Albacore (the Fairey Albacore was a single-engine carrier-borne biplane torpedo bomber built by Fairey Aviation between 1939 and 1943 for the Fleet Air Arm; popularly known as the "Applecore"; conceived as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish and replaced by the monoplane Fairey Barracuda)
Fleet Air Arm Archive (1939-1945) web site, 2 May 2006: naval aircraft database (the Fairey Albacore was a single-engine biplane designed as a torpedo-spotter reconnaissance aircraft; it was nicknamed the "Applecore"; primary role: torpedo-bomber)