The assault carried out by the Fleet Air Arm on the main units of the Italian fleet as they lay in the base at Taranto is unique in the hi tory of air warfare, writes the Air Correspondent of the chester Guardian." For the first time battleships have been completely vanqu ed by aeroplanes, and for the time torpedo-carrying aircraft have been used in a large-scale attack.
At the present time the Fleet Air Arm is mainly equipped with two types of torpedo planes. These are the Fairey Swordfish and the Fairey Albacore. Both are biplanes, and the former, though a machine of 19: design, has done good work since t war began, The Albacore type and went recently. It has and, like the torpedo underneath the fuselage The crew is accommodated in an enclosed cabin, the pilot sitting in front of the top wing and the itor and gunner behind him.
romance of the Albacore and its range and speed have not yet been revealed, but its high power and clean lines suggest that it must be an exceptional aircraft.
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