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There was a Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber used by the British Royal Navy and RAF.

It was a slow bi-plane but very manoeuvrable, they were responsible for the night attack on the Italian base of Taranto in 1940; 3 battleships were heavily damaged, one of them so badly it was never repaired. The following year they were responsible for damaging the German battleship Bismarck so it could be intercepted and sunk. The Swordfish was excellent as an anti-submarine aircraft and was used as such from slow escort carriers, usually carrying rocket projectiles or depth charges.

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