Sink the Bismark -- Fairey Swordfish

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http://viooz.co/movies/9403-sink-the-bismarck-1960.html

[zack1234]

Fantastic plane

The Bismark was owned by a Bi-Plane

And yes "IT" was owned, no myths please about it being not owned

[Scherf]

Rather a close-run thing though, old chap.

 

[MrRiplEy[H]]

Fantastic plane

The Bismark was owned by a Bi-Plane

And yes "IT" was owned, no myths please about it being not owned

I read that the computerized fire control of the Bismarck couldn't compensate for the slow speed of the Swordfish. The shots went long and thats why the Swordfishes survived their suicide missions.

[zack1234]

Yes and the Swordfish were very modern biplanes at the time, with short take off distances

Bloke who dropped torpedo is still alive I believe

Not a good place to be on a ship in the middle of know where

[Rich46yo]

I have the DVD or else I'd be pissed I have to go to work without being able to watch this. I always thought for the time the modeling of the ships, and high speed film, was excellent. HMS Hood blowing up, 40:40, was very realistic.

[Curval]

Geoffrey "Dickey" Bird.  He flew Swordfish from Ark Royal but was not involved in the Bismark action as he was still in training at the time.  He later bombed the Tirpitz four separate times in another bomber, not a Swordfish.  I asked him if he hit it and he replied "No idea, old chap.  They had smoke pots burning to hide the bugger.  A couple of us did, I'll never know if I was one".  If you went to the Indy Con he was one of the guest speakers.  This was taken at the Dayton Airshow:

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If you went to the Indy Con he was one of the guest speakers. 

I recollect him!

[GScholz]

I read that the computerized fire control of the Bismarck couldn't compensate for the slow speed of the Swordfish. The shots went long and thats why the Swordfishes survived their suicide missions.

From an interview with one of the Bismarck survivors it was dark and with 50 foot waves, and the Swordfish were flying NOE in between the waves. The German gunners were blinded by their own fire and didn't see sheit.