On 8/16/2015 1:02 AM, Byker wrote:
> news:1pmdnTM0ffhQeVjInZ2dnUU7-KednZ2d@giganews.com...
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>> Although Swordfish numbered no more than 27 aircraft
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> Maybe on one aircraft carrier, but according to Wikipedia 2,391 were built
> (692 by Fairey and 1,699 by Blackburn) between 1936 and 1944:
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish
Yes, thanks for that - I should have lingered longer over that "27"
figure and investigated further. I agree that it is more than likely
that this was the complement of a single aircraft carrier.
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