Bristol Pegasus
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The Bristol Pegasus is a British nine-cylinder, single-row, air-cooled radial aero engine. Designed by Roy Fedden of the Bristol Aeroplane Company, it was used to power both civil and military aircraf
Preserved Bristol Pegasus on display at the Brooklands Museum. The red circles are temporary blanking plates removed when the exhaust manifold is fitted
Bristol Pegasus fitted to a Fairey Swordfish
Saro London
Bristol Pegasus engine with some components labelled
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
Bristol Pegasus
…which became known as the Rolls-Royce Pegasus when Rolls-Royce took over that company. Two Bristol Pegasus engines remain airworthy in 2010, powering Fairey Swordfish aircraft operated by the Royal Navy Historic Flight (became Navy Wings in March 2019); other examples are preserved and on public display in aviation…
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