The Fairey Swordfish is a biplane torpedo bomber, designed by the Fairey Aviation Company. Originating in the early 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag"...

popularly known as the "Applecore", was conceived as a replacement for the Fairey Swordfish, an earlier biplane introduced during the mid 1930s. It was typically...

patrols to and from the island of Malta, and providing air cover for Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers during attacks such as the Battle of Cape Matapan....

Cheshire that designed important military aircraft, including the Fairey III family, the Swordfish, Firefly, and Gannet. It had a strong presence in the supply...

destroyed a Fairey Swordfish; flinging the fuselage into the sea ahead of the carrier. Unable to stop, Ark Royal ran over the Swordfish and was overhead...

for occupied France for repairs, Bismarck was attacked by fifteen Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; one scored...

first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history, employing 21 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in...

Look up swordfish in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. A swordfish is a type of large fish. Swordfish may also refer to: Fairey Swordfish, a British carrier-based...

Related development Fairey Gordon Fairey IIIF Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Blackburn Baffin Fairey Swordfish Vickers Vildebeest...

Corsair Hellcats of 1840 Naval Air Squadron FAA. Fairey Firefly FR.IV 1944 Fairey Swordfish The Fairey Swordfish was the FAA's Torpedo bomber at the start of...

a British single-engine amphibious biplane Fairey Swordfish I (K5948),  a biplane torpedo bomber Fairey Seafox I (K8578),  a reconnaissance floatplane...

company. Two Bristol Pegasus engines remain airworthy in 2010, powering Fairey Swordfish aircraft operated by the Royal Navy Historic Flight (became Navy Wings...

conducted preliminary flying trials in the Firth of Clyde with six Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers that had been craned aboard earlier. In early June...

monoplanes except for the biplane RN Fairey Albacore which was an improved version of the Swordfish. The biplane Fairey Swordfish, introduced in 1936, was removed...

Away, by an unlikely Boeing Stearman. Two Fairey Swordfish starred in the 1960 film Sink the Bismarck!. Swordfish LS326 was marked as "5A" of 825 Naval Air...

the sinking of their carrier HMS Courageous in September 1939, with Fairey Swordfish aircraft. The squadron disbanded in November 1939 but reformed the...

it was the progenitor of the Fairey Swordfish. The design evolution that led to the Fairey Swordfish began with Fairey's submission to Air Ministry specification...

bombers that would start the Second World War were being deployed. The Fairey Swordfish flew first in 1934, the Douglas TBD Devastator and Mitsubishi G3M (Nell)...

monoplane of any type with retracting gear), and the British Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore torpedo biplanes, it was nearing obsolescence by 1941...

The Fairey Barracuda was a British carrier-borne torpedo and dive bomber designed by Fairey Aviation. It was the first aircraft of this type operated...

Suez Canal and reached Alexandria on 10 March. 829 NAS was issued Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers to replace its losses. On 20 March Formidable escorted...

war. They had some success during their patrols, and anti-submarine Fairey Swordfish flying from their decks sank and damaged some German U-boats and their...

aircraft and Fairey Swordfish anti-submarine aircraft. On 18 April 1942, Avenger started flight deck landing training with four Fairey Swordfish aircraft...

throughout northern Italy. The British Fleet Air Arm operated the Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber from its aircraft carriers, and used the type in the...

scoring a single hit which slowed her. Another series of attacks by Fairey Swordfish of 810 and 818 Naval Air Squadrons flying from HMS Ark Royal the following...

first aircraft—a Fairey Swordfish—on 2 June. After completing flying trials, she left for Nova Scotia on 12 June, with one of her Swordfish flying anti-submarine...

The Fairey Firefly is a Second World War-era carrier-borne fighter aircraft and anti-submarine aircraft that was principally operated by the Fleet Air...

helicopters undertaking roles once performed by biplanes such as the Fairey Swordfish.[failed verification] It operates the F-35 Lightning II for maritime...

The Fairey Aviation Company Fairey III was a family of British reconnaissance biplanes that enjoyed a very long production and service history in both...

Squadron, with a complement of 12 Fairey Swordfish Mk IIs and six Sea Hurricanes IICs. Even though there were 12 Swordfish on board they had only eight crews...