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The attack on Taranto was the first major victory for naval
air power in the world and blueprint for the strike on Pearl
Harbor. The Fleet Air Arm played an active part in the fight
against the Axis forces in the Mediterranean. Their greatest
achievement was the strike against the Italian Fleet at Taranto,
11 November 1940 by four Fleet Air Arm squadrons and 40 or so
men who carried out this daring raid. Here we see the Swordfish
flown by Lt. FMA Torrense-Spence and Lt. AWF Sutton, having just
released its torpedo. Signed by the following Swordfish crew
members:
Capt. AWF Sutton DSC - Lt. Cdr. Edgar Lee - Lieut. NC Gillis
- Sub. Lt. Stanley Brand. |
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