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.... 29 KB (3,549 words) - 09:25, 30 March 2024 |
Cheshire that designed important military aircraft, including the Fairey III family, the Swordfish, Firefly, and Gannet. It had a strong presence in the supply... 43 KB (5,587 words) - 09:43, 26 April 2024 |
for occupied France for repairs, Bismarck was attacked by fifteen Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal; one scored... 85 KB (11,304 words) - 23:13, 27 April 2024 |
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... 16 KB (1,923 words) - 19:19, 13 February 2024 |
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... 1 KB (207 words) - 19:59, 9 September 2023 |
Related development Fairey Gordon Fairey IIIF Aircraft of comparable role, configuration, and era Blackburn Baffin Fairey Swordfish Vickers Vildebeest... 8 KB (750 words) - 14:28, 4 April 2024 |
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... 45 KB (5,184 words) - 07:31, 1 April 2024 |
a British single-engine amphibious biplane Fairey Swordfish I (K5948), a biplane torpedo bomber Fairey Seafox I (K8578), a reconnaissance floatplane... 36 KB (4,247 words) - 10:15, 20 April 2024 |
Aircraft in fiction (section Fairey Swordfish) 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... 402 KB (44,179 words) - 05:25, 28 April 2024 |
conducted preliminary flying trials in the Firth of Clyde with six Fairey Swordfish torpedo bombers that had been craned aboard earlier. In early June... 78 KB (10,648 words) - 22:26, 6 January 2024 |
815 Naval Air Squadron (section On Fairey Barracudas) the sinking of their carrier HMS Courageous in September 1939, with Fairey Swordfish aircraft. The squadron disbanded in November 1939 but reformed the... 18 KB (1,550 words) - 02:16, 27 April 2024 |
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... 8 KB (932 words) - 21:46, 2 April 2024 |
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... 19 KB (1,861 words) - 01:52, 27 April 2024 |
monoplane of any type with retracting gear), and the British Fairey Swordfish and Fairey Albacore torpedo biplanes, it was nearing obsolescence by 1941... 16 KB (1,834 words) - 14:20, 28 April 2024 |
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... 36 KB (4,361 words) - 21:26, 21 February 2024 |
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... 28 KB (3,931 words) - 12:54, 9 July 2022 |
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... 56 KB (7,159 words) - 09:44, 14 April 2024 |
were the Fairey Swordfish Mks. II and III. The flight deck was only 16 ft 6 in (5.03 m) wider than the Swordfish wing span, and a Swordfish fully loaded... 38 KB (5,418 words) - 17:25, 23 April 2024 |
throughout northern Italy. The British Fleet Air Arm operated the Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber from its aircraft carriers, and used the type in the... 32 KB (4,105 words) - 19:40, 16 February 2024 |
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... 38 KB (4,844 words) - 02:11, 4 April 2024 |
July 1943, August 1943 - December 1944) Fairey Swordfish I torpedo bomber (May - July 1943) Fairey Swordfish II torpedo bomber (February 1944 - January... 16 KB (1,800 words) - 12:47, 27 April 2024 |
produced. At the time, Fairey was mostly known for producing naval aircraft, such as the Fairey Swordfish biplane and the Fairey Firefly monoplane; the... 37 KB (4,867 words) - 09:24, 30 March 2024 |