A sepia-toned photographic print depicting a Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber in flight. The aircraft is captured in a banked turn with the silhouette of an aircraft carrier visible on the horizon in the background. The print is housed in a period-style oak frame under glass with a brown card mount. Printed in capital letters below the image is the inscription: A SWORDFISH SWINGS AWAY FROM H.M. AIRCRAFT-CARRIER ILLUSTRIOUS. The Fairey Swordfish, colloquially known as the Stringbag, was a biplane torpedo bomber used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy. HMS Illustrious (R87) was the lead ship of her class, notable for the 1940 attack on the Italian fleet at Taranto conducted by Swordfish aircraft.
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