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| The Blackburn Kangaroo was originally designed as a naval reconnaissance and bomber seaplane, but was later converted to
a landplane. Twenty-four Kangaroos were built, the first example flying in July 1916, and 10 of these were issued to No 246 Squadron (the only unit to operate the type) at Seaton Carew, on the Durham coast, from January 1918. Operations began on 1 May, the Kangaroos flying more than 600 hours on anti-submarine patrols over the North Sea between then and 11 November. During that time they were credited with 12 U-boat sightings and 11 attacks, one of which, on 28 August, resulted in the shared destruction of UC 70 with the destroyer HMS Ouse. They were withdrawn in May 1919.
 | A three-view drawing (670 x 666) |
| CREW | 4 |
| ENGINE | 2 x 255hp Rolls-Royce Falcon II 12-cylinder inline engines |
| WEIGHTS |
| Take-off weight | 3636 kg | 8016 lb |
| DIMENSIONS |
| Wingspan | 22.82 m | 75 ft 10 in |
| Length | 14.02 m | 46 ft 0 in |
| Height | 5.13 m | 17 ft 10 in |
| PERFORMANCE |
| Max. speed | 161 km/h | 100 mph |
| Ceiling | 3200 m | 10500 ft |
| ARMAMENT | 2 x 7.62mm, 450kg of bombs |
| Klaatu83, e-mail, 18.08.2012 21:34 The upper photo shows a Kangaroo modified into an airliner after World War I. Another Kangaroo was modified to undertake a post-war long-range flight from Britain to Australia, but it crashed while en route. reply |
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