Thursday, 6 December 2018
Fairy Swordfish - IWM photo find #1
The undercarriage of this Fairey Swordfish of 816 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm collapsed after the pilot landed on deck too heavily whilst HMS TRACKER’s deck was pitching violently, sailing in the North Atlantic. Note the crowd of men preparing to pull the aircraft clear.
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