The Blackburn B.26 Botha was a British four seat reconnaissance and torpedo bomber.
It was built by Blackburn Aircraft at its factories at Brough and Dumbarton, as a competitor to the Bristol Beaufort, entering service with the RAF in 1939.
The design was underpowered and it was quickly withdrawn from operations.
435.75 imp gal (523 US gal; 1,981 l) normal fuel in 3 wing tanks and a distributor/collector tank, with 565.75 imp gal (679 US gal; 2,572 l) available for special operations.
Powerplant
2 × Bristol Perseus XA 9-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engines, 930 hp (690 kW) each
Propellers
3-bladed de Havilland Hydromatic Type 5/11 constant-speed propellers
Performance
Maximum speed
209 mph (336 km/h, 182 kn) at sea level
220 mph (191 kn; 354 km/h) at 15,000 ft (4,572 m)
Cruise speed
212 mph (341 km/h, 184 kn)
Stall speed
75 mph (121 km/h, 65 kn) with flaps and undercarriage down