Worth a watch for the Swordfish footage.
https://youtu.be/49UJmraQlc0
Taranto 75
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Re: Taranto 75
Cheers Skip.. enjoyed that 
It's a poor link if you have little time though. There's great footage of the Mk2 (L2) following it and after that.. RN Aviation in the 60's. I dare not have gone further
I'll be back tomorrow though 
ATB
DaveB
It's a poor link if you have little time though. There's great footage of the Mk2 (L2) following it and after that.. RN Aviation in the 60's. I dare not have gone further
I'll be back tomorrow though ATB
DaveB
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Re: Taranto 75
Thanks for the link. 
I'd hoped it was a preview for a proper documentary on the Swordfish, but apparently not. 
Anyway, I'll slip in a literary recommendation here if I may gents. I suspect many of you will be familiar with this one, but if not War in a Stringbag by the late Charles Lamb (DSO DSC, RN) is well worth a read. He piloted a Swordfish at The Battle of Taranto and though it's years since I've held a copy, it's one that's stuck in my mind.
Cheers,
Nick
I'd hoped it was a preview for a proper documentary on the Swordfish, but apparently not. Anyway, I'll slip in a literary recommendation here if I may gents. I suspect many of you will be familiar with this one, but if not War in a Stringbag by the late Charles Lamb (DSO DSC, RN) is well worth a read. He piloted a Swordfish at The Battle of Taranto and though it's years since I've held a copy, it's one that's stuck in my mind.Cheers,
Nick