Today we're looking at the Blackburn R.1 Blackburn, the ugly competitor to the equally ugly Avro 555 Bison. Despite its confusing name and repugnant appearance, this plane enjoyed a little more success than the Bison, albeit this was only by dint of it being slightly better than the Avro.

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Producing these videos is a hobby of mine and apparently its now a fulltime job too! I have a passion for history, and personally own a large collection of books, journals and other texts, and endeavor to do as much research as possible. However if there are any mistakes, please don't hesitate to reach out and correct anything :)

Sources:

Thetford.O (1991), British Naval Aircraft Since 1912.
Jackson.A.J (1989), Blackburn Aircraft Since 1909.