Fairey Barracuda

​Variants
Prototypes
Two prototypes (serial numbers P1767 and P1770) based on the Fairey Type 100 design.

Mk I
First production version, Rolls-Royce Merlin 30 engine with 1,260 hp (940 kW), 30 built

Mk II
Upgraded Merlin 32 engine with 1,640 hp (1,225 kW), four-bladed propeller, ASV II radar, 1,688 built

• Barracuda Floats

Mk III
Anti-submarine warfare version of Mk II with ASV III radar in a blister under rear fuselage, 852 built

Mk IV
Mk II (number P9976) fitted with a Rolls-Royce Griffon engine with 1,850 hp (1,380 kW), first flight 11 November 1944, abandoned in favour of Fairey Spearfish.

Mk V
Griffon 37 engine with 2,020 hp (1,510 kW), payload increased to 2,000 lb (910 kg), ASH radar under the left wing, revised tailfin, 37 built

Picture Gallery

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Special Hobby Fairey Barracuda Mk II

Eastern Express Fairey Barracuda Mk II

For Conversion to MK III