To: Fresh Wind
What about the British Fairey Swordfish?
18 posted on
02/16/2021 6:56:08 AM PST by
Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!
LOL! Swordfish isn’t too bad but...
19 posted on
02/16/2021 6:58:51 AM PST by
Fresh Wind
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To: Alas Babylon!
Eh. For its time, the Swordfish was about the best they could do. It is amazing that they were still using it at the start of the war.
21 posted on
02/16/2021 7:00:25 AM PST by
rlmorel
("I’d rather enjoy a risky freedom than a safe servitude." Robby Dinero, USMC Veteran, Gym Owner)
To: Alas Babylon!; Fresh Wind
Hey, the Fairey Swordfish took out the steering gear of the German Battleship Bismark, allowing the British to sink her. Not too shabby for a fixed-gear biplane.
22 posted on
02/16/2021 7:17:27 AM PST by
Yo-Yo
(is the /sarc tag really necessary?)
To: Alas Babylon!
Hey, the Stringbag was an awesome plane. The Bismark’s gunners had problems shooting at it because it was too slow...
24 posted on
02/16/2021 7:47:11 AM PST by
GreenLanternCorps
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