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The origins of the Albemarle can be traced back to the mid-1930s and the issuing of Specification B.9/38 by the British Air Ministry. [3] This sought a twin-engine medium bomber of wood and metal construction, without the use of any light alloys, in order that the aircraft could be readily built by less experienced manufacturers from outside the aircraft industry.
USS Albemarle (AV-5) was one of only two Curtiss-class seaplane tenders built for the United States Navy just prior to the United States' entry into World War II.Named for Albemarle Sound on the North Carolina coast, she was the third U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name.
Armstrong Whitworth Aircraft was established as the Aerial Department of the Sir W. G. Armstrong Whitworth & Company engineering group in Newcastle-upon-Tyne in 1912, and from c. 1914 to 1917 employed the Dutch aircraft designer Frederick Koolhoven (hence the "F.K." models).
The aircraft was on an instrument landing system (ILS) approach to Charlottesville–Albemarle Airport, after taking off from Washington National Airport.While performing an inbound turn towards the runway, the wing clipped the ground, and the aircraft struck the ground on Bucks Elbow Mountain at 2,600 feet (790 m).
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The ministry was also considering using non-strategic materials for aircraft production, which, in 1938, had led to specification B.9/38 and the Armstrong Whitworth Albemarle medium bomber, largely constructed from spruce and plywood attached to a steel-tube frame. The idea of a small, fast bomber gained support at a much earlier stage than is ...
The Fairey Albacore is a single-engine biplane torpedo bomber designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer Fairey Aviation.It was primarily operated by the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm (FAA) during the Second World War.