StoneRoad2013's photos with the keyword: Stringbag

NF370 - Fairey Swordfish III aka "Stringbag" - although that looks like a derogatory nickname for the "Swordfish" it was nothing of the sort. Operated between 1936 and 1945, mostly by the Fleet Air Arm but also the RAF & others. Very useful for torpedo launching, pulling off some interesting feats, despite the open cockpit ... eg On 22 August 1940, three "stringbags" each used one torpedo [so three in total] to destroy two U-boats, one destroyer and a replenishment ship in the Gulf of Bomba, Libya. And one dropped the torpedo which crippled the steering on the Bismark ... fuller details here en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish