Fairey Swordfish aircraft prints by Robert
Taylor. Artist Robert Taylor depicts Swordfish aircraft, aviation
art prints of the Swordfish.Full range of Fairey Swordfish signed limited edition art prints by Aviation artist Robert Taylor.
published by The Military Gallery and available from Cranston Fine Arts.
Look out for the two print promotional packages available at great
discounts.
FAIREY SWORDFISH, Torpedo Bomber and reconnaissance Biplane, crewed by Three,
with a top speed of 154mph, reduced to 136mph as a float plane. maximum ceiling
19,000 feet. reduced as a float plane. armed with a .303 Vickers machine gun
fixed forward and one in the rear cockpit.. One 1610lb Torpedo or up to
1500lb bomb load. At the outbreak of world war two the Fleet air arm had 13 operational
squadrons .The Fairey Swordfish has earned its place in history for major
contributions to naval warfare. during the Norwegian campaign, and
especially during the raid on Toranto. During November 1940, Twenty
Swordfish to off from HMS Illustrious (operation Judgement ) to attack the
Italian Fleet in their Harbour of Toranto. At Least nine torpedoes hit their
targets. Seven Italian Ships were badly damaged including The Italian
battleships, Caio Duillio, Littorio and Conte De Cavour. this was followed
in February 1942, by a Heroic but suicidal attack on German Battle Cruisers in
the English Channel by six swordfish of 825 squad ron from RAF
Manston. all
aircraft and crews were lost. This resulted in a Victoria Cross for the leader
Lieutenant Commander E Esmonde. The next major event was the Torpedo
Attack on the Bismarck from Swordfish from HMS Ark Royal, which badly damaged
the steering gear of the Bismarck which helped in the final destruction of
the German battleship by Royal Navy Battleships. The fairey
Swordfish was also used in anti-submarine and anti-shipping roles, The
Swordfish sunk more enemy ships (by Tonnage) than any other aircraft acting in
the same roles. By the end of the War the Fleet Air Arm still had nine
active squadrons. but were finally disbanded in May 1945. A total of 2399
Swordfish Were Built.
Launch Against the Bismarck by Robert Taylor.
Late in the day on May 26, 1941, in deteriorating weather, 15 Fairey Swordfish biplanes launched from the heaving deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal. Each was armed with a single torpedo, its task to halt the escape of the battleship Bismarck. The navy pilots knew they must succeed before dark: by the following morning the German battleship would reach the protection of Luftwaffe aircraft based in France. Contending with turbulence and sea spray, one by one the Swordfish made their attack, running in just feet above the waves. The frail biplanes were met with a barrage of murderous gunfire, Bismarck bringing all possible armament to bear. Attempting to avoid the in-coming attack, the 42,000 ton battleship was in a high-speed turn when a torpedo from a Number 2 subflight Swordfish struck her steering gear. The explosion irreparably jammed her rudder over 12 degrees sealing the fate of the mighty warship. Unable to steer, all she could do was await the dawn and the arrival of t.........
On November 11, 1940 a group of 21 slow, outdated Swordfish biplanes attacked and crippled the Italian Fleet in the heavily defended port of Taranto. One of the most daring raids of World War II captured in this print for posterity.
Item Code : DHM2174
Swordfish Attack at Taranto by Robert Taylor. - Editions Available
David Dipnals evocative images of the restful idyllic scenes of southern England are well known, epitomising, as they have for years, all that is endearing about traditional English landscapes. His well known images of his beautiful and fertile homeland are a world away from Australia, where he now spends most of his time. In the last decade, David Dipnall estimates that he has travelled nearly 2 million miles, continuing to maintain a busy work schedule of exhibitions and regularly commuting between England and Australia. His originals are highly sought after, and over fifty of his images have been published as limited edition prints, many of which have sold out. Always a traveller, he believes in the philosophy that absence makes the heart grow fonder, and his beautifully detailed traditional English landscapes are definitely painted from the heart.
Spotlight on Landscape Artists
A newly available selection of superb landscape art from some of the best known landscape artists around.
We have now added to a website a large selection of landscape art prints by artists including Bill Makinson, David Dipnall and Rex Preston, in addition to our existing stocks of superb Gerlad Coulson landscape prints. These can be found at our website or see the artists own pages by clicking the images below
