Now Viewing: swordfish_(airplane)Tag type: General フェアリーソードフィッシュ / フェアリー・ソードフィッシュ A biplane used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during World_War_II. Its crew of three sat in open cockpits, surrounded by a multitude of bracing wires. Power was provided by a Bristol Pegasus radial [1] engine. Slow and obsolete, the 1930s-era "Stringbag" nevertheless achieved some spectacular successes during its service life, which extended all the way to 1946. Armament included one .303 caliber (7.7mm) machine_gun for the pilot and one for the radio operator/gunner. For attack duties, the Swordfish could carry one torpedo or mine_(weapon), or eight rockets on the lower wing. [1] en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radial_engine See also Bismarck Albacore_(airplane) Barracuda_(airplane) List_of_airplanes References Wikipedia: "Fairey Swordfish": en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish Youtube: "Fairey Swordfish documentary clip": www.youtube.com/watch?v=wBYPPpBScYA&NR=1 From danbooru.donmai.us/wiki_pages/22970 Other Wiki Information Last updated: 02/04/19 1:04 AM by surveyork This entry is not locked and you can edit it as you see fit. |
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