Fairey Swordfish Mk.I (1:72)

'Fairey Swordfish Mk.I - Fleet Air Arm, 815 Naval Air Squadron, HMS Illustrious, November 1940 (1:72)

In April 1940, the 815 Naval Squadron was attached to RAF Coastal Command at Bircham Newton. In May 1940, the squadron provided support to the Dunkirk evacuation. In June 1940, the squadron embarked on HMS Illustrious and sailed for the Mediterranean in August, attacking and mine laying Benghazi, Rhodes and Turku. In November 1940 the entire squadron took part in the attack on the Italian Fleet at Taranto. The CO Lt. Col. K. Williamson RN and crew were lost and taken POW during the operation. In December 1940, two Italian convoy ships were sunk off Sicily, but HMS Illustrious was severely damaged in a dive bombing attack in January 1941. Five of the squadron aircraft escaped to Malta and combined with the remnants of 819 and 821 to re-form as a new 815 squadron under the same CO.'

Length:6"
Width:7.75"