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A short appearance here from the BAE Systems Ltd owned Blackburn B2, G-AEBJ, the only surviving airworthy example of its type, flying at its home base at Old Warden Airfield during the Shuttleworth Vintage Airshow 2019.

The Blackburn B-2 prototype (G-ABUW) made its first flight at Brough on 10th December 1931, powered by a DH Gipsy III engine.

A side-by-side biplane trainer aircraft, the B-2 was designed to be immensely strong to enable it to withstand the rigours of instructional flying and it featured fabric covered duralumin main planes, mated on an all-metal semi-monocoque fuselage. Leading edge slots were also added to allow better low-speed handling.

The B-2 was fitted with various engines over its 6 year / 42 aircraft production life (1931 – 1937) initially with a De Havilland Gipsy III engine although the more powerful Gipsy Major and subsequently the 120hp Cirrus Hermes engine were fitted later on.

The RAF and the Air Ministry were the majority users and although the prototype was shipped to Portugal for evaluation it was unsuccessful against the De Havilland Tiger Moth. In civillian use, the B-2 equipped Flying Schools at Brough Aerodrome and London Aero Park, Hanworth although the latter aircraft were moved to Brough at the outbreak of World War II.

BAE Systems now owns this fully restored 37th production aircraft (G-AEBJ), which appears at air shows and events throughout the UK and is based with the Shuttleworth Collection at Old Warden Aerodrome.

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