Swordfish Units of World War 2
$52.07
- Paperback
96 pages
- Release Date
3 November 2025
Summary
The Stringbag’s Sting: Swordfish Units of World War 2
A fully illustrated account of the World War 2 combat career of the Fairey Swordfish torpedo-bomber, one of the Royal Navy’s most resilient and effective aircraft of the period.
During the 1930s, the Royal Navy’s Fleet Air Arm sought an aircraft to combine the functions of torpedo attack, reconnaissance and gunnery spotting, eventually realising this goal with the Swordfish biplane. Despite competition fr…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781472865106 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1472865103 |
| Series: | Combat Aircraft |
| Author: | Matthew Willis, Janusz Swiatlon, Gareth Hector |
| Publisher: | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Imprint: | Osprey Publishing |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 96 |
| Release Date: | 3 November 2025 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 248mm x 184mm |
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About The Author
Matthew Willis
Matthew Willis is the author of 11 books on aviation and naval history. He is a Council Member of the Navy Records Society and has an MA in History and Cultural Studies of Science.
Gareth Hector produced the cover art for this volume.
Janusz Swiatlon created the aircraft profiles for this volume.
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