Tamiya 1/48 Transparent Swordfish Mk.I #61079  [61079]

Towards Fairey Swordfish Mk.I (Clear Edition)

On Nov.11, 1940 at 2100 hours, the Italian Fleet at Taranto, Italy slept quietly underneath the Mediterranean moonlight. The Italian Fleet, including six battleships ended up being well protected by submarine nets, barrage balloons and anti-aircraft firearms at biggest naval harbor in Italy. 270km away, twelve torpedo bombers flew off the decks associated with the British aircraft provider, Illustrious. At 2300 hours and nevertheless undetected, the twelve aircraft made a reduced altitude entrance into the airspace above the harbor and started torpedo bombing the Italian Fleet. At 2400 hours, another wave of eight torpedo bombers made yet another incursion.
Conte di Cavour, Littorio, alongside major warships were either sunk or seriously damaged, working a crippling blow on Italian Fleet. Because of its success at Taranto, the title of Royal Navy's main torpedo bomber, the Fairey Swordfish, had been made immediately famous. Making its maiden journey in 1934, the Swordfish was constructed with a two-level primary wing and a hard and fast landing gear. Its fuselage and wings contains metal pipe structures covered in fabric. The ability plant of the Swordfish, an air-cooled Bristol Pegasus radial engine produced 690hp, for a top speed of only 220km/h.

But thanks to its superb manueverability, 1700km range, and capacity to continue 18 inches torpedo or two 500 lb bombs or six 250 pound bombs, the Swordfish later contributed such missions while the downing of German battleship Bismarck. The Swordfish proceeded to travel at the frontline before end regarding the war.