The Royal Navy was probaly one of the last armed forces during WWII to still fly biplanes in combat. The venerable 'Stringbag' saw duty well into 1943 and 1944. The Swordfish's most notable claim to fame was it's role of sinking the German battleship Bismarck in May of 1941. It's believed that a torpedo dropped from one of the Swordfish that attacked the German dreadnaught jammed it's rudder which let to it's inevitable demise.
The Tamiya Swordfish is a veritable gem. The level of detail is phenominal for a 1/48th scale model. The addtion of Tamiya's PE set is icig on the cake. At times the application of the flying wires was a bit tricky but I perservered. Parts fit is excellent and only a small amount of putty was required. The model was painted with a mix of Humbrol and MM enamels. The markings represent one of the squadrons that attacked the Bismarck.
