sličica|Fairey Swordfish, oktobra 1941 sličica|Swordfiski na letalonosilki HMS Victorious (24. maj 1941) Fairey Swordfish ("Mečarica", vzdevek "Stringbag") je bil dvokrilni palubni torpedni bombnik, ki ga je uporabljala Kraljeva vojna mornarica med drugo svetovno vojno. Sprva je bil zasnovan kot palubni jurišnik, kasneje se je uporabljal kot protipodmorniško letalo in trenažer. Letalo je znano po napadu na nemško bojno ladjo Bismarck.
Specifikacije(Swordfish I)
Glej tudi Blackburn Shark Fairey Albacore Fieseler Fi 167
Sklici
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Zunanje povezave
Torpedni napad Swordfish na bojno ladjo Bismarck "Stringbag Plus" 1946 Flight članek
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