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Blackburn Botha
Reconnaissance bomber and torpedo aircraft, a twin-engined shoulder-wing aircraft. The Botha was grossly underpowered and had a bad safety record. Its operational career was only five months, but it was used as trainer until 1944, despite a bad reputation



Type: Reconnaissance, torpedo bomber

Power plant Two Bristol Perseus XA radial engines  

Wingspan 59 ft 17.98 m

Length 51.1 ft 15.58 m

Height 14.6 ft 4.46 m

Weight  18,450 LB 8,369 kg

Speed 249 mph 401 km/h

Ceiling 17,500 ft 5,335 m

Range 1,270 mi 2,044 km

Armament 3x 7.7mm machine gun; 907 kg bomb or 1x torpedo

Crew Four