The aircraft's two-bay wings could fold for stowage aboard aircraft carriers, with the upper wing attached directly to the fuselage, which filled the interplane gap.

[1] Three prototypes were flown during 1922, leading to an initial production contract for 12 aircraft.

[2] The production aircraft were designated Blackburn I and the first deliveries to the Fleet Air Arm at Gosport began in April 1923.

422 Fleet Spotter Flight, which deployed aboard HMS Eagle in the Mediterranean in 1923.

Data from British Naval Aircraft since 1912 [5]General characteristics Performance Armament