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
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
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
Fairey Swordfish
…spectacular successes during the war, including sinking one battleship and damaging two others belonging to the Regia Marina (the Italian navy) during the Battle of Taranto, and the famous attack on the German battleship Bismarck, which contributed to her eventually being sunk. Swordfish sank a greater tonnage of Axis…
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)