All but forgotten now the Skua was flown in combat over Norway, the beaches of Dunkirk and in the Mediterranian. It gained the distinction of being the first British aircraft to shoot down a German aircraft in World War Two (a Dornier Do Flying boat on 26th September 1939) and also being the first aircraft to sink a major warship in wartime when Skuas sank the cruiser Königsberg in Bergen harbour on 10th April 1940.

A "light series carrier" bomb rack could be fitted under each wing. Each carrier could hold 4 x 20 lb Cooper bombs or incendiaries or 2 x 40 lb bombs or incendiaries.

The Blackburn 25 Roc was a development of the Skua Fighter/Dive Bomber. It was fitted with a rotating electrically driven turret mounting four .303 Browning machine-guns. In all 136 Rocs were produced .