Battleship Killer: Inside The Cockpit Of The Legendary Fairey Swordfish

Battleship Killer: Inside The Cockpit Of The Legendary Fairey Swordfish

Dan Snow flies on a mission to explore one of the most daring and dangerous aerial attacks of World War 2. On 11th November 1940, 21 antiquated Swordfish aircraft took off from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious. They were embarking on one of the most extraordinary raids of the Second World War, ‘Operation Judgement’, the assault on the Italian Fleet in the well-defended harbour at Taranto. It was a mission that would make history. Credit to : War Stories