Fairey Swordfish on North African Airfield

Fairey Swordfish on North African Airfield
Here we see a Fairey Swordfish of the Fleet Air Arm on a North African airfield during Operation Torch. Land based Swordfish were used to protect the convoys bringing supplies and troops to North Africa. To the left are some of the Fleet Air Arm crews.
Torpedo Bombers 1900-1950, Jean-Denis Lepage. Looks at the fairly short history of the torpedo bomber, focusingly mainly on the aircraft themselves, with a series of historical introductions looking at the development of the torpedo and torpedo bomber, and each of the historical periods the book is split into. The book is built around hundreds of short articles on the individual aircraft, each supported by at least one of the author’s own illustrations. Very useful for the earlier period, and well into the Second World War, perhaps less so later on, reflecting the decline of the actual torpedo bomber!(Read Full Review)
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How to cite this article: Rickard, J (14 April 2025), Fairey Swordfish on North African Airfield , https://www.historyofwar.org/Pictures/pictures_swordfish_north_africa.html

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