Daily Archives: May 2, 2025


Blackburn R.B.3A Perth Flying Boat

In 1933, a gigantic (for the time) and very powerful ‘flying battleship’ for the RAF named the Blackburn Perth was built and launched. The cost was about £50,000 (equivalent to £4.5 million today). The Perth flying boat was created mainly for over-sea observation, reconnaissance and coastal patrol, but it had […]