Talk:Blackburn Firecrest

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Substituted at 09:47, 29 April 2016 (UTC)

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The article states:

" Operational experience had found Blackburn's Firecrest strike fighter to be far from suited to carrier operations. In particular, the pilot sat near the wing's trailing edge, looking over a very long and wide nose"

As this aircraft never reached operational status, it is not clear how this might have happened. More to the point, the Firecrest does not have a cockpit near the trailing edge nor does it have a particularly long nose. I strongly suspect this is actually talking about the Firebrand, which did meet this description in all ways. Maury Markowitz (talk) 16:13, 10 May 2024 (UTC)