Fairey Aviation Co: Swordfish
Note: This is a sub-section of Fairey Aviation Co
Type
- Biplane torpedo bomber
Designers
Manufacturers
- Fairey Aviation Co (692)
- Blackburn Aircraft (1,699)
Production Dates
- 1936-
Number produced
- 2,391
Engines
The Fairey Swordfish torpedo aircraft, aka Stringbag,was considered to be the most important biplane of the Second World War for Britain. It was powered by the 690hp Bristol Pegasus IIIM3 air-cooled radial engine. [1]
1936 Entered service and outlived the aircraft designed to replace her. She was in service until the end of WWII.
Biplane torpedo bomber. Known as the 'Stringbag'. Originally designated the TSR II. The Swordfish was based on a private venture, a proposed solution to the Air Ministry requirements for a Spotter-Reconnaissance plane - Spotter referring to observing the fall of a warship's gunfire. A subsequent Air Ministry specification S.15/33, added the torpedo bomber role. Powered by a 525 hp Armstrong Siddeley engine.
2,392 aircraft built of which 900 were Mk1 with Blackburn making 300.
See Also
- History of War [1]
Sources of Information
- ↑ Rickard, J (25 April 2007), Fairey Swordfish, http://www.historyofwar.org/articles/weapons_fairey_swordfish.html