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Blackburn Aircraft Co. Swordfish Mk II

617 617 $

Vendor code: 5043 539 3


Blackburn Aircraft Co aircraft for sale. (Fairey) Swordfish Mk II

The Fairy Swordfish (“swordfish”) was a British torpedo bomber that served with the Royal Navy Air Arm during the Second World War. Widely known by the nickname "Avoska" (English.Stringbag). Despite the fact that the aircraft was outdated by 1939, it had certain advantages as a carrier-based torpedo bomber and was withdrawn from service only in 1945.

Glider:

148 Hours Since Restoration by Bob Spence (Bob Spence, 1992)

Engine:

Bristol Pegasus Model 30

23.5 hours SMOH from Deltaair, UK. (2011)

The engine is currently in need of a major overhaul - the aircraft are being sold as is.

Screw:

Fairey Reed, model Anges 5XI

23.5 hours SMOH from Hope Aero Mississauga, Ont, Canada 2011

Avionics:

Becker ATC-4401-1-175 Comm

King KT 76A transponder

Sigtronics Intercom

Appearance:

Post-war period Royal Canadian Navy colors and markings

Last flight: 2011

The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber built by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Royal Navy's Fleet Air Arm during the Second World War. Exuberantly called the "Stringbag" by its crews, it was obsolete by 1939 but achieved impressive successes during the war, notably sinking one and damaging two battleships of the Regia Marina (Italian Navy) at the Battle of Taranto and famously crippling Bismarck. It was operated primarily as an attack aircraft; however, in later years she was also used as an anti-submarine and training ship. Developed in the 1930s, the Swordfish outlasted several types intended to replace it and remained on the front lines until VE Day.

Even though it was slow and lacking in protection, the Fari Swordfish was considered one of the most important naval aircraft of the Second War of the Word. It was the only Allied aircraft in continuous production (1934) before the outbreak of hostilities until the end of the war. Originally designed as a reconnaissance aircraft for the Royal Navy Air Arm, this lumbering biplane anachronism ushered in the era of high-performance monoplanes and even fixed-wing aircraft to phenomenal success.

HS554 served in both the Royal Navy and the Royal Canadian Navy until its retirement in 1946. Once part of the Ernie Simmons collection.

  • State: Used

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