The Fairey Swordfish "General Purpose Spotter Reconnaissance and Torpedo Aircraft" was introduced into service with the Royal Navy in July 1936, was obsolete by 1939 and went on to become one of the most famous of all World War II British aircraft. The story of this most unlikely hero, and the Albacore, the successor that it overshadowed and outlived, is told here in detail, and includes first-hand accounts from aircraft crews and a wealth of archive photographs.
