The Blackburn Roc has long been rated as one of the worst fighter aircraft in history. But there were solid reasons for its design, which I look at in this video, along with a basic history of the plane itself.

*CORRECTION: I state that the Roc used a Frazier Nash turret. In fact it used a Boulton-Paul "Type
A" turret that used an electric not hydraulic drive. Thanks to John Dell for pointing this out.*

Links:

My video on the Skua dive-bomber/fighter, from which the Roc was developed:
   • The Blackburn Skua; Fighting Dive-Bom...  

Also, check out John Dell’s excellent “Dinger Aviation” page on the Roc:
https://dingeraviation.net//skuaroc/b...

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