To War in a String Bag

 Corgi's 1/72 Swordfish Mk II, photo by author.

The Fairey Swordfish was obsolete before the beginning of the second world war. The Royal Navy flight crews went on to decimate the Italian Navy's capital ships anchored at Taranto, Italy. It was a Swordfish launched torpedo that crippled the German Navy's Bismark in the North Sea. The 'stringbags' flew missions through the end of the war.

 

For a review of this model check out DiecastX magazine's Sept. 2008 issue.