[glbellairs]

Hi! I am requesting a fairy albacore! It was specified as a replacement for the swordfish in 1941. By 1942 the Fairy albacore was in service with the Royal Navy. Three
Length: 39 ft 10 in (12.14 m)
Wingspan: 50 ft 0 in (15.24 m)
Height: 14 ft 2 in (4.62 m)
Wing area: 623 ft

[KG64_Cnopicilin]

The second pic is quite big lol

[AERIAL STURGEON]

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but wasn't the Albacore such an unmitigated disaster that it was withdrawn from service and replaced with the plane that it was meant to replace (Swordfish) long before the end of the war?

They didn't exactly have a long and illustrious history.

[flying_spud]

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but wasn't the Albacore such an unmitigated disaster that it was withdrawn from service and replaced with the plane that it was meant to replace (Swordfish) long before the end of the war?

They didn't exactly have a long and illustrious history.

sounds a bit like the TBD! i think the barracuda was the torpedo bomber that was supposed to replace the swordfish - wasn't the albacore a dive bomber design as well? still be nice to have in-game, but if we're talking FAA surely the capable firefly ought to be priority - along with the fulmar which saw a lot of action around the med and greece/crete.

[Trooper117]

The 'Applecore' as she became known by her crews, was not a 'disaster' as such, but she did have her good and bad points.
At her peak in 1942, fifteen FAA Sqns were equipped with the Albacore, operating from the arctic circle with Russian convoys, to the Med, Indian ocean and Western desert and the invasion of North Africa..
by the next year however, all squadrons except one had them replaced by the Barracuda.
It never replaced the Swordfish, and if anything, it was used in compliment. Ironically, the Swordfish's service life outlived the plane that was supposed to replace it..
However, it certainly deserves a place in IL2 as an in sevice type that saw a fair slice of the action..

[oldschoolie]

I think Sir Richard Fairey might revolve in his grave at the idea that his company was called "Fairy"!

[glbellairs]

Sorry, i spelled fairey wrong but can we get back to the topic?

[glbellairs]

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but wasn't the Albacore such an unmitigated disaster that it was withdrawn from service and replaced with the plane that it was meant to replace (Swordfish) long before the end of the war?

They didn't exactly have a long and illustrious history.

sounds a bit like the TBD! i think the barracuda was the torpedo bomber that was supposed to replace the swordfish - wasn't the albacore a dive bomber design as well? still be nice to have in-game, but if we're talking FAA surely the capable firefly ought to be priority - along with the fulmar which saw a lot of action around the med and greece/crete.

The barrucuda replaced the albacore.

[glbellairs]

Correct me if I'm mistaken, but wasn't the Albacore such an unmitigated disaster that it was withdrawn from service and replaced with the plane that it was meant to replace (Swordfish) long before the end of the war?

They didn't exactly have a long and illustrious history.

sounds a bit like the TBD! i think the barracuda was the torpedo bomber that was supposed to replace the swordfish - wasn't the albacore a dive bomber design as well? still be nice to have in-game, but if we're talking FAA surely the capable firefly ought to be priority - along with the fulmar which saw a lot of action around the med and greece/crete.

The fairy Firefly and Fairy Fulmar were almost the same planes and i thought Magpie was working on the Firefly,but don`t know what happend