Blackburn T.1 Swift US markings inflight
One of the two Blackburn Swift aircraft purchased by the U.S. Navy from Breat Britain pictured in flight near NAS San Diego.
"In search for a capable torpedo aircraft following World War I, the Navy procured an array of aircraft to fulfill this mission. Among them were two examples of the British-built Blackburn Swift. A single-seat aircraft with the pilot sitting in a humped cockpit, the aircraft featured wheels that could be released in the event of an emergency, flotation bags, and folding wings."
Robert L. Lawson Photograph Collection, Naval Aviation Museum
Blackburn T.1 Swift US markings inflight
One of the two Blackburn Swift aircraft purchased by the U.S. Navy from Breat Britain pictured in flight near NAS San Diego.
"In search for a capable torpedo aircraft following World War I, the Navy procured an array of aircraft to fulfill this mission. Among them were two examples of the British-built Blackburn Swift. A single-seat aircraft with the pilot sitting in a humped cockpit, the aircraft featured wheels that could be released in the event of an emergency, flotation bags, and folding wings."
Robert L. Lawson Photograph Collection, Naval Aviation Museum