Author: Matthew Willis Publisher: ISBN: 9781911658498 Category : Languages : en Pages :
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Few aircraft encompass as many contradictions as the Fairey Swordfish - the legendary 'Stringbag' naval torpedo bomber was approaching antiquation at the start of the war yet struck mortal blows against some of the most powerful battleships in the Axis fleets. Naval Aviation historian Matthew Willis explores how modern technology such as radar kept the Swordfish effective in the early years of the war and enabled it to find and hit the Italian fleet at Taranto, and the Bismarck in the Atlantic, in circumstances where no other aircraft could have succeeded.When it was finally superseded in its main role with the Fleet, the Swordfish fulfilled vital roles protecting convoys from the U-boat menace. The story of the Swordfish's service across the majority of theatres in WW2, from the hunt for the Graf Spee to the beaches of Normandy, is told here with never-before-published accounts from veteran aircrews. Includes 100+ historic photographs and unique images of the Royal Navy Historic Flight's preserved aircraft.
Author: Publisher: Kalmbach Publishing, Co. ISBN: 9780890243916 Category : Crafts & Hobbies Languages : en Pages : 84
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Perfect for the beginning plastic modeler who wants to learn more advanced techniques, this photo-driven guide includes an introduction to airbrushing and sections on brush painting, spray painting, weathering, and applying finishes.
Author: David Wragg Publisher: Pen and Sword ISBN: 1473818699 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 322
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This is a narrative account of the operations of the Fairey Swordfish throughout World War Two. The most famous of these was the attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto, crippling three battleships and damaging several other ships as well as the seaplane base and an oil storage depot. The Swordfish played a prominent part in the Battle of Matapan and in the sinking of the Bismarck. Less happily, Swordfish were used in the unsuccessful and ill-prepared raid on the Germans at Petsamo and in the abortive attack on the battle cruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau during the Channel Dash in 1942.
Author: John H. Batchelor Publisher: ISBN: 9781906589028 Category : Swordfish (Torpedo bomber) Languages : en Pages : 0
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This volume covers the famed Fairey Swordfish carrier-borne torpedo bomber and general reconnaissance biplane, the important role it played in World War II for Britain's fleet arm and its combat operations worldwide.
Author: Jim Humberstone Publisher: Haynes Publishing UK ISBN: 9780857333629 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 0
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Affectionately known as the ‘Stringbag’ by its crews, the Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bomber was obsolete by 1939, but it still achieved some spectacular successes during the Second World War, including the famous crippling of the German battleship Bismarck in 1941. The centrepiece of this manual is Swordfish Mk II, LS326, operated by the Royal Navy Historic Flight from RNAS Yeovilton. The author and Haynes have been given unique access to this rare aircraft, which is one of only two airworthy examples in the world.
Author: P.D. Stemp Publisher: Lulu.com ISBN: 1446618242 Category : Reference Languages : en Pages : 94
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Fairey Aircraft - One of the early manufacturers of Great Britain, during the 20th. Century. A comprehensive study of this British manufacturer.
Author: Garth Ennis Publisher: Naval Institute Press ISBN: 1682475239 Category : Comics & Graphic Novels Languages : en Pages : 194
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If you do the incredible often enough, they'll want you to do the impossible. Nazi Germany, Imperial Japan, and Fascist Italy began World War II with aircraft that could devastate enemy warships and merchantmen at will. Britain's Royal Navy squadrons went to war equipped with the Fairey Swordfish. A biplane torpedo bomber in an age of monoplanes, the Swordfish was underpowered and undergunned; an obsolete museum piece, an embarrassment. Its crews fully expected to be shot from the skies. Instead, they flew the ancient "Stringbag" into legend. Writer Garth Ennis (Preacher, The Boys, War Stories) and artist PJ Holden (Battlefields, World of Tanks: Citadel) present the story of the men who crewed the Swordfish: from their triumphs against the Italian Fleet at Taranto and the mighty German battleship Bismarck in the Atlantic, to the deadly challenge of the Channel Dash in the bleak winter waters of their homeland. They lived as they flew, without a second to lose--and the greatest tributes to their courage would come from the enemy who strove to kill them. Based on the true story of the Royal Navy's Swordfish crews, The Stringbags is an epic tale of young men facing death in an aircraft almost out of time.
Author: Ray Sturtivant Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson ISBN: 9780304357116 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 240
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The most unlikely star of the air defense of England against the Nazis was an obsolete biplane known as the "Stringbag"--a version of the Fairey Swordfish that earned legendary battle honors. Endearing to its pilots for its maneuverability and simplicity, this torpedo-spotting aircraft was the standard carrier-borne torpedo bomber, and participated in such crucial operations as the "Bismarck" attack, Norway, and Channel Dash. Along with its battle record, fully illustrated details are given for its variants, squadrons, and a history of all individual aircraft.
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