One final piece of history from Skipness. In the field next to the chapel is a concrete arrow, difficult to see on the ground. In WW1, this area was used for training Fairey Swordfish pilots to drop torpedos, and the arrow was part of their trial run.
#ww1 #faireyswordfish #torpedoplane #skipness
#ww1 #faireyswordfish #torpedoplane #skipness
December 27, 2025 at 5:22 PM
One final piece of history from Skipness. In the field next to the chapel is a concrete arrow, difficult to see on the ground. In WW1, this area was used for training Fairey Swordfish pilots to drop torpedos, and the arrow was part of their trial run.
#ww1 #faireyswordfish #torpedoplane #skipness
#ww1 #faireyswordfish #torpedoplane #skipness
Two-part #StalagLuft3 documentary coming up on Nov 2 & 9 on S4C/BBC iPlayer with English lang subtitles.
Features an incredible POW archive of photos from the camp.
Also incls #FleetAirArm, #FaireySwordfish, #ArcticConvoy, #WoodenHorse, #GreatEscape.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/uncover...
Features an incredible POW archive of photos from the camp.
Also incls #FleetAirArm, #FaireySwordfish, #ArcticConvoy, #WoodenHorse, #GreatEscape.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/uncover...
Uncovering the Ceredigion connection to the ‘Great Escape’
A Ceredigion family has discovered an archive of documents and photographs which sheds new light on one of the most famous adventure stories of the war – the Great Escape.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk
October 19, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Two-part #StalagLuft3 documentary coming up on Nov 2 & 9 on S4C/BBC iPlayer with English lang subtitles.
Features an incredible POW archive of photos from the camp.
Also incls #FleetAirArm, #FaireySwordfish, #ArcticConvoy, #WoodenHorse, #GreatEscape.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/uncover...
Features an incredible POW archive of photos from the camp.
Also incls #FleetAirArm, #FaireySwordfish, #ArcticConvoy, #WoodenHorse, #GreatEscape.
www.cambrian-news.co.uk/news/uncover...
RT by @USN_SUBMARINER: Destroyers DD #RNOstro OT (1928-1940) Turbine Class 📷 1930s Note: Ostro was sunk at Tobruk on 20 July 1940 by torpedo bombers #FaireySwordfish 824th Squadron @ItalianNavy 🇮🇹 - https://x.com/FlMichele69/status/1933927633978261575
June 14, 2025 at 4:53 PM
RT by @USN_SUBMARINER: Destroyers DD #RNOstro OT (1928-1940) Turbine Class 📷 1930s Note: Ostro was sunk at Tobruk on 20 July 1940 by torpedo bombers #FaireySwordfish 824th Squadron @ItalianNavy 🇮🇹 - https://x.com/FlMichele69/status/1933927633978261575
In our latest #Saturday Short #Aviation Story we are recalling the history of #FaireySwordfish #biplane torpedo #bomber.
Fairey Swordfish —
The Fairey Swordfish was a biplane torpedo bomber developed in the early 1930s. However, yet during the World War II, the aircraft – with its open cockpit, struts and braces, as well as maximum speed ...
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May 17, 2025 at 5:21 PM
In our latest #Saturday Short #Aviation Story we are recalling the history of #FaireySwordfish #biplane torpedo #bomber.
A British Fairey Swordfish 1 circles around the HMS Ark Royal - exact location unknown 1939 CREDIT : Howdi #ww2 #fairey #faireyswordfish #swordfish #biplane #hmsarkroyal #arkroyal #aviation #aircraft
March 31, 2025 at 4:30 PM
A British Fairey Swordfish 1 circles around the HMS Ark Royal - exact location unknown 1939 CREDIT : Howdi #ww2 #fairey #faireyswordfish #swordfish #biplane #hmsarkroyal #arkroyal #aviation #aircraft
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