Mystery Ship: July 2016

The Blackburn Blackburn So nice they named it twice, this airplane—whose grotesque appearance might draw disbelieving second glances—was called the Blackburn Blackburn. Its peculiar name stemmed from the fact that it was developed by Blackburn Aircraft Limited and named after the town of Blackburn in Lancashire. First flown in 1922, the Blackburn looked like an …

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