This Battle was manufactured in 1940 as a pilot trainer by the Fairey Aviation Company Limited, in Stockport, England, and was immediately delivered to Canada. It was taken on strength by the RCAF in January 1941 as a standard Battle I.
Fairey Battle IT
The Fairey Battle was a disaster as a light day bomber, being too slow, vulnerable and under-gunned for air warfare in World War 2. Those surviving the early war years were reallocated to training duties. Their place in the military armory was filled by fighter aircraft that were fast and could effectively defend themselves after dropping their bombs.