Battle of Taranto
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The Battle of Taranto, also known as the Raid on Taranto, and Operation Judgement took place on the night of 11/12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces and Italian na
The Italian battleship Conte di Cavour with hull awash after being torpedoed during the Taranto raid.
A restored Fairey Swordfish of the Fleet Air Arm
Aerial photo of Italian warships moored in Mar Grande harbour at Taranto. Note the 'Y' jetty.
Aftermath of the battle showing an Italian battleship down by the bows and beached (far right)
Fairey Swordfish
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The Fairey Swordfish is a retired biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag", was principally operated by the
Battle of Taranto
…Cunningham) and Italian naval forces (Admiral Inigo Campioni). The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack, employing 21 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo-bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean Sea. The attack struck the battlefleet of the Regia Marina at…
Swordfish LS 326 in flight in 2013
Workers carrying out salvage and repair work on a wing of a Swordfish
A Swordfish I during a training flight from RNAS Crail, circa 1939–1945
A formation of three Swordfish IIIs of No. 119 Squadron RAF over the North Sea, 1939–1945