Fairey Barracuda II (LS931) (items of wreckage)
Built at Heaton Chapel as part of contract Ctts/Acft/2011 with Construction Number 6688
22/08/1944 - ready for collection at Ringway
02/01/1945 - operating from Ayr with 815 NAS, crashed into Beinn an Orr, Paps of Jura. Lt Cdr D Norcock (Squadron Commanding Officer), S/Lt WM Moncrieff and PO LW Gurden all killed)
2000 - wreckage airlifted by 819 NAS Sea King to nearest road
12/2000 - wreckage moved by road from Jura to Yeovilton and placed outside Cobham Hall store
TECHNICAL DETAILS
Role - Three seat torpedo and dive bomber
Manufacturers - Fairey Aviation Co, also Blackburn, Boulton Paul and Westland
Power plant - One 1,640hp Rolls Royce Merlin 32
Wingspan - 49ft 2ins
Length - 39ft 9ins
Height - 15ft 1in
Weight - 14,100lbs max
Max speed - 228mph at 1,750ft
Range - 1,150 miles with no bombs
Armament - Twin Vickers K guns in rear cockpit, one 1,620lb torpedo, four 450lb depth charges or six 250lb bombs