Fairey Swordfish References

[JohnRatzenberger]

Actually, I have a picture of a Swordfish on floats landing on a carrier deck so maybe the hook isn't all that superfluous ?

Anyway, Jim, if you need one of those hook sections, I have spare, PM me..

[splash]

I took this photo today at Yeovilton airday.

Regards
Splash

[jssel]

Wow, right click save.

[peebeep]

Seen at Duxford yesterday. Apologies for the poor quality a combination of personal ineptness and difficult lighting for photography.

Arrival (after the flight line walk was closed, drat!):







Those slats at rest:







Returning from the display:





The aircraft was parked right opposite our 'spot' on the line and we watched the attendant ground crew sweat whilst pulling the prop to clear the cylinders, then again when they wound up the inertia starter!

peebeep

[jssel]

Thanks for these pictures PB. That is the scheme I am doing. More importantly it shows the object on the fuselage in front of the pilot with the correct angle of the tubes. Oil tank breathers maybe? Missing from the Airfix kit.

Great stuff.

Cheers

[peebeep]

Oil tank breathers maybe?

The cutaway drawing I have doesn't describe them, but they are attached to the oil tank.

peebeep

[PaulBradley]

A newly-restored Swordfish takes to the air:

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