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Title: RE-Swordfish aircraft and RN Destroyers. From Army News (Darwin NT) 21 May 1944.
Post by: Philip L on 13 April 2024 02:01:18 pm

Article in Army News (Darwin NT, Australia) 21 May 1944 mentions Swordfish aircraft and RN Destroyers.


APA citation
Arctic Weather and U-boats Could Not Stop Largest Convoy Getting to Russia (1944, May 21). Army News (Darwin, NT : 1941 - 1946), p. 1. Retrieved April 13, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article47694247

Philip L

Title: Re: Rocket firing Hurricanes and Swordfish. Advertiser, 6, November, 1944.
Post by: Philip L on 04 May 2024 02:09:33 pm

Article from The Advertiser, (South Australia) Monday, November 6, 1944.

Article mentions rocket firing Hurricanes and Swordfish attacked another U-boat as it was submerging and signaled the enemy's position to nearby surface forces.

Philip L

APA citation
ARCTIC CONVOY WINS THROUGH (1944, November 6). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved May 4, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article43227349

Title: Re: Bismark sunk. News Story, May 28, 1941.
Post by: Philip L on 06 July 2024 01:42:20 pm

The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW, Australia). May 28, 1941.

Article mentions, torpedo carrying planes from the Ark Royal made a series of attacks on the Bismark.

APA citation
Loss Of Battlecruiser Hood Avenged (1941, May 28). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW: 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved July 6, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248142367

Philip L

Title: Re: Air Blow at Italian fleet.
Post by: Philip L on 24 August 2024 01:04:54 pm

From the Daily Telegraph (Sydney NSW), Thursday, 14, November 1940, page 1.
Italy's battleship strength cut in half by British Attack.

APA citation
Air Blow At Italian Fleet (1940, November 14). The Daily Telegraph (Sydney, NSW : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article248824309

Philip L

Title: Re: Fairey Fulmar. Fleet Air arm. Department of Information. 26 May 1942.
Post by: Philip L on 05 October 2024 02:05:40 pm

Fairey Fulmar fighters on the flight deck of 23000-ton HM aircraft carrier Victorious. Department of Information. Tuesday 26 May 1942. Advocate newspaper. The quality of photo is not that good, and the enemy may have said it is propaganda from the British department of information during WW2. But still, some interesting information about the aircraft.

Philip L

APA citation
BRITISH FLEET AIR ARM (1942, May 26). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved October 5, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68766248

There is an article in Wikipedia about Fairey Fulmar. The link below goes to Wikipedia.org in general but Fairey Fulmar information can be found on Wikipedia with search.

Fairey Fulmar

Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Fairey_Fulmar

Title: Re: RE- Spitfire improvements, November, 1942
Post by: Philip L on 26 October 2024 12:31:53 pm

Spitfire improvements, November 1942. Articles in the Advertiser and the Advocate about improvements to the Spitfire.

I understand from article in Wikipedia that the Supermarine Seafire is a naval version of the Supermarine Spitfire fighter adapted for operation from naval aircraft carriers. According to Wikipedia, from 1942 on, further Seafire models were ordered, including the first operationally viable Seafire FMK.111 variant. This led to widespread use with FAA (Fleet Air Arm).

I guess that the Seafire aircraft may have had the same or similar improvements as the Spitfire in 1942. Entering Spitfire Royal Navy into Google search brings up lots of information about this subject.

Philip L

APA citation
POWERFUL NEW SPITFIRE (1942, November 19). The Advertiser (Adelaide, SA : 1931 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article48891359

APA citation
NEW FEATURES OF LATEST SPITFIRE (1942, November 20). Advocate (Burnie, Tas. : 1890 - 1954), p. 1. Retrieved October 26, 2024, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.news-article68789232