863:
2391 aircraft were built, the first 692 machines by Fairey
Aviation and the remainder under licence by Blackburn Aircraft Company at their works at Sherburn-in-Elmet and Brough, Yorkshire. In service the Blackburn-built aircraft became unofficially known as "Blackfish". Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this very distinguished aircraft was its longevity.Although by all normal standards it was already obsolete at the outbreak of WW2, it confounded everyone by remaining in operational service throughout the whole of the war, and thereby gained the distinction of being the last British bi-plane to see active service. Indeed, it outlasted its intended replacement, the Albacore, which disappeared from front-line service in 1943.The Royal Navy Historic Flight are the guardians of the Fleet Air Arm’s proud history, upholding the memory of naval aviators by keeping vintage aircraft airborne.
261:
43:
203:
99:
156:
Fairey
Aviation and the remainder under licence by Blackburn Aircraft Company at their works at Sherburn-in-Elmet and Brough, Yorkshire. In service the Blackburn-built aircraft became unofficially known as "Blackfish". Perhaps the most remarkable aspect of this very distinguished aircraft was its longevity.
862:
A Swordfish aircraft with the Royal Navy
Historic Flight.The Swordfish evolved from the prototype Fairey TSR.II (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance), designed by Marcel Lobelle and HE Chaplin of the Fairey Aviation Company Ltd., first flew in 1934 and entered service with No.825 Squadron in 1936. In all,
159:
Although by all normal standards it was already obsolete at the outbreak of WW2, it confounded everyone by remaining in operational service throughout the whole of the war, and thereby gained the distinction of being the last
British bi-plane to see active service. Indeed, it outlasted its intended
155:
The
Swordfish evolved from the prototype Fairey TSR.II (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance), designed by Marcel Lobelle and HE Chaplin of the Fairey Aviation Company Ltd., first flew in 1934 and entered service with No.825 Squadron in 1936. In all, 2391 aircraft were built, the first 692 machines by
610:
627:== {{int:filedesc}} == {{information |description={{en|A Swordfish aircraft with the Royal Navy Historic Flight.
The Swordfish evolved from the prototype Fairey TSR.II (Torpedo Spotter Reconnaissance), designed by Marcel Lobelle and HE Chaplin of th...
331:
260:
317:
acknowledge the source of the
Information by including any attribution statement specified by the Information Provider(s) and, where possible, provide a link to this licence;
209:
163:
The Royal Navy
Historic Flight are the guardians of the Fleet Air Arm’s proud history, upholding the memory of naval aviators by keeping vintage aircraft airborne.
320:
ensure that you do not use the
Information in a way that suggests any official status or that the Information Provider endorses you or your use of the Information;
65:
61:
57:
53:
47:
110:
78:
307:
exploit the
Information commercially for example, by combining it with other Information, or by including it in your own product or application.
210:
http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fotoweb/fwbin/fotoweb_isapi.dll/ArchiveAgent/5042/Search?FileInfo=1&MetaData=1&Search=45155479.jpg
230:
485:
449:
979:
717:
This file contains additional information, probably added from the digital camera or scanner used to create or digitize it.
555:
694:
539:
433:
956:
505:
469:
416:
704:
327:
720:
If the file has been modified from its original state, some details may not fully reflect the modified file.
341:
641:
637:
The following pages on the
English Knowledge (XXG) use this file (pages on other projects are not listed):
269:
1024:
609:
604:
69:
42:
1060:
118:
1149:
729:
255:
651:
646:
190:
1104:
1042:
1006:
768:
176:
Keywords: swordfish, historic, flight, Fleet Air Arm, Royal Navy, Equipment, Aircraft
105:
323:
ensure that you do not mislead others or misrepresent the Information or its source;
1159:
1114:
808:
1070:
788:
620:
160:
replacement, the Albacore, which disappeared from front-line service in 1943.
1169:
778:
739:
204:
http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk/fotoweb/fwbin/download.dll/45153802.jpg
689:
366:
http://NationalArchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/
348:
http://NationalArchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/1/
695:
Lista okrętów podwodnych zatopionych przez samoloty Fairey Swordfish
244:
When reusing, credit the photo as "Photo: LA(PHOT) Abbie Herron/MOD"
577:
Click on a date/time to view the file as it appeared at that time.
239:
173:
Supplemental Categories: Equipment, Aircraft, Historical Aircraft
674:
238:
Images are downloadable at high resolution, made available at
93:
684:
669:
326:
ensure that your use of the Information does not breach the
153:
A Swordfish aircraft with the Royal Navy Historic Flight.
400:
Add a one-line explanation of what this file represents
301:
copy, publish, distribute and transmit the Information;
83:(2,709 × 1,806 pixels, file size: 1.35 MB, MIME type:
137:
117:
Commons is a freely licensed media file repository.
242:for reuse under the OGL (Open Government License).
98:
8:
722:
579:
396:
662:The following other wikis use this file:
342:Open Government Licence page on Meta-Wiki
313:You must, where you do any of the above:
1337:
1329:
1321:
1313:
1305:
1297:
1267:
1249:
1241:
1233:
1225:
1217:
1209:
1201:
1193:
1185:
1177:
1167:
1157:
1147:
1139:
1131:
1123:
1112:
1102:
1094:
1086:
1078:
1068:
1058:
1050:
1040:
1032:
1022:
1014:
1004:
996:
988:
977:
969:
961:
951:
943:
935:
927:
919:
901:
893:
885:
877:
869:
859:
854:
845:
840:
832:
824:
816:
805:
797:
786:
776:
766:
757:
752:
744:
734:
639:
553:
537:
519:
503:
483:
467:
447:
431:
414:
411:
392:
385:
724:
332:Privacy and Electronic Communications
7:
568:
372:Open Government License version 1.0
354:Open Government License version 1.0
270:Open Government Licence version 1.0
143:Swordfish Aircraft MOD 45155479.jpg
715:
405:
399:
293:
266:
147:
130:
76:
404:
799:Date and time of data generation
390:
334:(EC Directive) Regulations 2003.
286:Photo: LA(PHOT) Abbie Herron/MOD
267:This file is licensed under the
259:
240:http://www.defenceimagery.mod.uk
97:
31:
21:
1219:Date metadata was last modified
387:
148:
14:
1230:Archive, Email, Website, Press
386:
26:
1:
36:
486:Open Government Licence v1.0
412:Items portrayed in this file
990:Date and time of digitizing
957:Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
1359:
1125:Focal length in 35 mm film
1083:One-chip color area sensor
701:Usage on zh.wikipedia.org
681:Usage on pl.wikipedia.org
666:Usage on hu.wikipedia.org
1331:Editorial status of image
963:File change date and time
690:Merchant aircraft carrier
569:
258:
16:
389:
328:Data Protection Act 1998
170:Organization: ROYAL NAVY
167:Object Name: VL120257056
104:This is a file from the
1299:Province or state shown
1251:Supplemental categories
1211:Serial number of camera
1088:Custom image processing
626:
225:
217:
196:
189:
186:
140:
108:. Information from its
1179:Subject distance range
998:Image compression mode
993:2012:07:10 11:58:26:52
642:797 Naval Air Squadron
344:for more information.
304:adapt the Information;
191:10 July 2012, 14:58:26
111:description page there
46:Size of this preview:
1238:LA(PHOT) Abbie Herron
1034:Maximum land aperture
937:Horizontal resolution
749:LA(PHOT) Abbie Herron
221:LA(PHOT) Abbie Herron
1227:Special instructions
929:Number of components
70:2,709 × 1,806 pixels
1262:Historical Aircraft
966:14:45, 10 July 2012
945:Vertical resolution
802:14:58, 10 July 2012
726:Camera manufacturer
605:13:36, 25 June 2013
52:Other resolutions:
1222:15:33, 28 May 2013
1133:Scene capture type
1109:Auto white balance
1065:Flash did not fire
903:Bits per component
821:Swordfish Aircraft
773:1/400 sec (0.0025)
675:HMS Ark Royal (91)
66:1,280 × 853 pixels
62:1,024 × 683 pixels
1346:
1345:
879:JPEG file comment
874:Portsmouth Yeovil
730:NIKON CORPORATION
658:Global file usage
630:
470:copyright license
398:
384:
383:
248:
247:
234:
231:Reusing this file
208:Metadata source:
126:
125:
106:Wikimedia Commons
32:Global file usage
1350:
974:Shutter priority
971:Exposure Program
864:
849:
761:
754:Copyright holder
723:
685:Fairey Swordfish
670:Fairey Swordfish
652:Wandering Island
647:Fairey Swordfish
617:
434:copyright status
379:
376:
373:
370:
367:
362:
358:
355:
352:
349:
295:You are free to:
287:
263:
256:
228:
192:
152:
144:
138:
122:
101:
100:
94:
88:
86:
73:
58:640 × 427 pixels
54:320 × 213 pixels
48:800 × 533 pixels
1358:
1357:
1353:
1352:
1351:
1349:
1348:
1347:
1187:GPS tag version
1037:3 APEX (f/2.83)
861:
847:
837:Crown Copyright
834:Credit/Provider
760:Crown Copyright
759:
711:
656:
638:
631:
623:
615:
571:
570:
567:
566:
565:
564:
563:
562:
561:
560:
558:
546:
545:
544:
542:
531:
530:
529:
528:
527:
526:
525:
524:
522:
512:
511:
510:
508:
497:
496:
495:
494:
493:
492:
491:
490:
488:
476:
475:
474:
472:
461:
460:
459:
458:
457:
456:
455:
454:
452:
440:
439:
438:
436:
425:
424:
423:
422:
421:
419:
403:
402:
401:
377:
374:
371:
368:
365:
363:
360:
356:
353:
350:
347:
285:
278:
254:
249:
182:
142:
135:
128:
127:
116:
115:
114:is shown below.
90:
84:
82:
75:
74:
51:
12:
11:
5:
1356:
1354:
1344:
1343:
1340:
1336:
1335:
1332:
1328:
1327:
1324:
1320:
1319:
1316:
1312:
1311:
1308:
1304:
1303:
1300:
1296:
1295:
1294:
1293:
1290:
1287:
1284:
1281:
1278:
1275:
1270:
1266:
1265:
1264:
1263:
1260:
1257:
1252:
1248:
1247:
1244:
1240:
1239:
1236:
1232:
1231:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1220:
1216:
1215:
1212:
1208:
1207:
1204:
1200:
1199:
1196:
1192:
1191:
1188:
1184:
1183:
1180:
1176:
1175:
1172:
1166:
1165:
1162:
1156:
1155:
1152:
1146:
1145:
1142:
1138:
1137:
1134:
1130:
1129:
1126:
1122:
1121:
1118:
1111:
1110:
1107:
1101:
1100:
1097:
1093:
1092:
1091:Normal process
1089:
1085:
1084:
1081:
1080:Sensing method
1077:
1076:
1073:
1067:
1066:
1063:
1057:
1056:
1053:
1049:
1048:
1045:
1039:
1038:
1035:
1031:
1030:
1027:
1021:
1020:
1017:
1013:
1012:
1009:
1003:
1002:
999:
995:
994:
991:
987:
986:
983:
976:
975:
972:
968:
967:
964:
960:
959:
954:
950:
949:
946:
942:
941:
938:
934:
933:
930:
926:
925:
922:
918:
917:
916:
915:
912:
909:
904:
900:
899:
896:
892:
891:
888:
884:
883:
880:
876:
875:
872:
868:
867:
866:
865:
857:
853:
852:
851:
850:
843:
839:
838:
835:
831:
830:
827:
823:
822:
819:
815:
814:
811:
804:
803:
800:
796:
795:
792:
785:
784:
781:
775:
774:
771:
765:
764:
763:
762:
755:
751:
750:
747:
743:
742:
737:
733:
732:
727:
714:
710:
709:
708:
707:
699:
698:
697:
692:
687:
679:
678:
677:
672:
660:
659:
655:
654:
649:
644:
636:
635:
634:
629:
628:
625:
621:
618:
614:2,709 × 1,806
612:
607:
602:
598:
597:
594:
591:
588:
585:
582:
575:
574:
559:
554:
552:
551:
550:
549:
548:
547:
543:
538:
536:
535:
534:
533:
532:
523:
520:
518:
517:
516:
515:
514:
513:
509:
504:
502:
501:
500:
499:
498:
489:
484:
482:
481:
480:
479:
478:
477:
473:
468:
466:
465:
464:
463:
462:
453:
448:
446:
445:
444:
443:
442:
441:
437:
432:
430:
429:
428:
427:
426:
420:
415:
413:
410:
409:
408:
407:
406:
395:
394:
391:
388:
382:
381:
338:
337:
336:
335:
324:
321:
318:
310:
309:
308:
305:
302:
290:
289:
280:
279:
264:
253:
250:
246:
245:
235:
223:
222:
219:
215:
214:
213:
212:
206:
198:
194:
193:
188:
184:
183:
181:
180:
177:
174:
171:
168:
145:
136:
134:
131:
129:
124:
123:
102:
92:
91:
45:
41:
40:
39:
34:
29:
24:
19:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1355:
1341:
1338:
1333:
1330:
1325:
1322:
1317:
1314:
1309:
1307:Country shown
1306:
1301:
1298:
1291:
1288:
1285:
1283:Fleet Air Arm
1282:
1279:
1276:
1273:
1272:
1271:
1268:
1261:
1258:
1255:
1254:
1253:
1250:
1245:
1242:
1237:
1234:
1229:
1226:
1221:
1218:
1213:
1210:
1205:
1202:
1197:
1194:
1189:
1186:
1181:
1178:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1143:
1141:Scene control
1140:
1135:
1132:
1127:
1124:
1119:
1116:
1113:
1108:
1106:
1105:White balance
1103:
1099:Auto exposure
1098:
1096:Exposure mode
1095:
1090:
1087:
1082:
1079:
1074:
1072:
1069:
1064:
1062:
1059:
1054:
1051:
1046:
1044:
1043:Metering mode
1041:
1036:
1033:
1028:
1026:
1025:Exposure bias
1023:
1018:
1016:APEX aperture
1015:
1010:
1008:
1007:Shutter speed
1005:
1000:
997:
992:
989:
984:
981:
978:
973:
970:
965:
962:
958:
955:
953:Software used
952:
947:
944:
939:
936:
931:
928:
923:
920:
913:
910:
907:
906:
905:
902:
897:
894:
889:
886:
881:
878:
873:
870:
860:
858:
855:
846:
844:
841:
836:
833:
828:
825:
820:
817:
812:
810:
806:
801:
798:
793:
790:
787:
782:
780:
777:
772:
770:
769:Exposure time
767:
758:
756:
753:
748:
745:
741:
738:
735:
731:
728:
725:
721:
718:
712:
706:
703:
702:
700:
696:
693:
691:
688:
686:
683:
682:
680:
676:
673:
671:
668:
667:
665:
664:
663:
657:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
640:
632:
624:
619:
613:
611:
608:
606:
603:
600:
599:
595:
592:
589:
586:
583:
581:
580:
578:
572:
557:
541:
540:captured with
507:
487:
471:
451:
435:
418:
380:
359:
345:
343:
333:
329:
325:
322:
319:
316:
315:
314:
311:
306:
303:
300:
299:
298:
297:
296:
292:
291:
288:
282:
281:
276:
272:
271:
265:
262:
257:
251:
243:
241:
236:
232:
227:
224:
220:
216:
211:
207:
205:
201:
200:
199:
195:
185:
178:
175:
172:
169:
166:
165:
164:
161:
157:
151:
146:
139:
132:
120:
113:
112:
107:
103:
96:
95:
89:
80:
79:Original file
71:
67:
63:
59:
55:
49:
44:
38:
35:
33:
30:
28:
25:
23:
20:
18:
15:
1339:Fixture name
1323:Type of item
1302:HAMPSHIRE UK
1203:Image height
1115:Digital zoom
1052:Light source
809:focal length
736:Camera model
719:
716:
661:
576:
573:File history
521:10 July 2012
364:
346:
339:
312:
294:
284:Attribution:
283:
274:
268:
237:
162:
158:
154:
149:
119:You can help
109:
77:
22:File history
1315:IIM version
1195:Image width
1071:Color space
921:Orientation
856:Image title
848:VL120257056
842:Short title
450:copyrighted
179:Country: UK
141:Description
1286:Royal Navy
1160:Saturation
871:City shown
829:ROYAL NAVY
633:File usage
590:Dimensions
226:Permission
85:image/jpeg
27:File usage
1289:Equipment
1274:swordfish
1256:Equipment
1170:Sharpness
882:AppleMark
789:ISO speed
616:(1.35 MB)
587:Thumbnail
584:Date/Time
506:inception
252:Licensing
150:English:
1292:Aircraft
1277:historic
1269:Keywords
1259:Aircraft
1243:Category
1206:1,806 px
1198:2,709 px
1150:Contrast
1136:Standard
1011:8.643856
898:2,832 px
890:4,256 px
818:Headline
779:F-number
740:NIKON D3
713:Metadata
705:剑鱼式鱼雷轰炸机
556:Nikon D3
393:Captions
369:OGL v1.0
351:OGL v1.0
340:See the
275:OGL v1.0
37:Metadata
1334:Pending
1214:2086738
1190:2.2.0.0
1182:Unknown
1055:Unknown
1047:Pattern
1019:6.33985
982:version
948:300 dpi
940:300 dpi
601:current
596:Comment
417:depicts
397:English
330:or the
133:Summary
81:
1280:flight
1235:Writer
1174:Normal
1164:Normal
1154:Normal
924:Normal
895:Height
826:Source
791:rating
746:Author
218:Author
202:Photo
197:Source
1128:70 mm
1117:ratio
1061:Flash
887:Width
813:70 mm
807:Lens
1342:Free
1144:None
1075:sRGB
985:0.48
980:Exif
593:User
378:true
375:true
361:true
357:true
187:Date
17:File
1246:MOD
794:250
783:f/9
1326:al
1310:UK
622:Fæ
277:).
68:|
64:|
60:|
56:|
50:.
1318:2
1120:1
1029:0
1001:2
932:3
914:8
911:8
908:8
273:(
233:)
229:(
121:.
87:)
72:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
_(St_Edwards_Crown).svg)