Blackburn Dart T2 N9718

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Does anyone have any history on this aircraft ? I have just been reading the history of Blackburn Aircraft and apart form requisitioned in May 1924 in a group of 10 - there is no other data visible.

I see that N9719 was used for smoke tests at FAE in 1927 but nothing on N9718.

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Hi FarlamAirframes,

N9718 is an Anson Mk.1  according to one of my books.

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Thanks MothMinor but I have N9718 as a Blackburn Dart  made in 1924- attached the dataplate and page from book on Blackburn history

 

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Ok sorry. It's just that number is in The Anson File and also in Avro Aircraft since 1908 as one of the 6th RAF production batch, N9713 to N9752. 

I didn't realise they duplicated serial numbers.

 

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Thank you SIr.  Glad to hear a rational explanation.  

 

Does anyone have any idea of the operational history of the naval N9718 ? Or alternatively apart from a trip to either Kew or Yeovil - where I can get it from ?