“IT WAS KNOWN AFFECTIONATELY AS THE ‘STRINGBAG’, BECAUSE JUST AS A STRING SHOPPING BAG COULD HOLD ALMOST ANYTHING SO THE SWORDFISH COULD CARRY ALMOST ANY WEAPON TYPE”
he Fairey Swordfish entered service with the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm (FAA) in 1936. Already slow and outdated by modern standards, a requirement was issued in the same year for a replacement. The Swordfish would finally leave service in May 1945, 18 months after the withdrawal of its ‘replacement’. The antiquated Swordfish had proven an exceptional weapon of
