A Blackburn Blackburn successor might have become an early-warning aircraft

What might a 1940s Blackburn Blackburn successor have looked like?

Its original roles had been absorbed elsewhere, but a roomy radar-equipped successor could plausibly have served as an early airborne-warning aircraft.

By the 1940s, fighter reconnaissance, torpedo spotting, and fleet coordination had been distributed among aircraft such as the Fulmar and Swordfish and were increasingly handled from the carrier. A large-cabin successor still had potential once naval radar appeared. Such an aircraft might have supported airborne early warning in the Mediterranean. It would also have been a priority target, so useful altitude, speed, or protection would be essential to make the concept survivable.