Fairey Swordfish – Foton &; Videor

Den Fairey svärdfisk var ett torpedbombplan med två plan designad av Fairey Aviation Company. Swordfish, med smeknamnet "Stringbag", flögs av Royal Navys fleet air arm, förutom att ha utrustats av Royal Air Force (RAF) tillsammans med flera utländska operatörer, inklusive Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) och Royal Netherlands Navy. Det fungerades initialt främst som en flottaattackflygplan. Under sina senare år blev Svärdfisken alltmer använd som en anti-ubåt och träningsplattform. Typen var i frontlinjen under hela andra världskriget, men den ansågs redan föråldrad vid konfliktens utbrott 1939.

Källkod: Fairey Swordfish på Wikipedia

The Fairey Swordfish was a medium-sized biplane torpedo bomber and reconnaissance aircraft. The Swordfish employed a metal airframe covered in fabric. It had folding wings as a space-saving measure, which was useful onboard aircraft carriers and battleships. The Swordfish was powered by a single Bristol Pegasus radial engine that gave it a modest speed of around 140 mph. The Swordfish had a crew of three: a pilot, a navigator/torpedo operator, and a rear gunner. The Swordfish could carry a variety of weapons, including a 1,600 lb torpedo, bombs, rockets, or depth charges.
The Swordfish was designed by the Fairey Aviation Company in the early 1930s and entered service with the Royal Navy in 1936. Despite being outdated by the start of World War II, the Swordfish proved to be a reliable and effective weapon that achieved several notable successes against enemy ships, such as the Italian fleet at Taranto and the German battleship Bismarck. The Swordfish was also used for anti-submarine patrols and training missions. The Swordfish remained in service until 1945, having outlived some of its intended replacements. A total of 2,391 Swordfish were built by Fairey and Blackburn Aircraft.