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Fairey Swordfish cut-away

@VoicesofWW2 via X

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6. In the first of 1940, the torpedoed Fairey Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal again on the French battle ship Dunkerke, which was used in the British úder on Mers-el-Kébir. The new year's flight was further and the long-day day of the flight was out of the fighter. #WW2 #FleetAirArm #Swordfish

@JanMace1970 via X

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A flight of four Fairey Swordfish Mk I torpedo bombers from 785 Naval Air Squadron, Royal Navy, on a training mission. 785 Squadron was based at RNAS Crail at the time of this photo.

@Destroye83 via X

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Another fun fact about the Fairey Swordfish: Bismarck's AA guns used explosive rounds, but any that hit ripped harmlessly through the canvas because it was too soft to detonate them.

@ron_eisele via X

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Swordfish launching the torpedo that would seal the fate of Bismarck, art by Ron Cole.

@ron_eisele via X

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3 July 1940. Operation Catapult. British attack the French fleet at Mers-el-Kébir. Fairey Swordfish and Blackburn Skuas from HMS Ark Royal mined the harbour and attacked the French battlecruiser Strasbourg fleeing Toulon, engaged in combat by French Curtiss Hawk 75’s.

@EiseleRonald01 via X

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During the evening of 26 May 1941 Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal attack the Bismarck jamming both of her rudders it was then attacked by British destroyers during the night & next morning, finally sinking at 10:40 on 27 May - 85 years ago today. @WFEL_bridges @BBCRadioManc

@Frankpleasak via X

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A view of the British Attacker-class escort carrier HMS Chaser (D32) from a Fairey Swordfish patrol and anti-submarine aircraft on anti-submarine patrol in the North Atlantic. March 1944.

@Destroye83 via X