Swordfish W5856 - Navy Wings - Naval Aviation Charity
W5856 is the oldest surviving airworthy Fairey Swordfish in the world. She first flew on Trafalgar Day (21 October) 1941 and was a “Blackfish”, built by …
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Fairey Swordfish W5856 Maintenance: Preserving an Icon of Naval ...
Feb 3, 2025 · The Navy Wings engineering team has kicked off the year with meticulous attention to maintaining the Fairey Swordfish W5856, the world’s oldest surviving airworthy example of …
Fairey Swordfish MkI W5856 Navy Wings | Warbird …
W5856 is the world’s oldest still operational Fairey Swordfish. She was a “Blackfish,” built by Blackburn Aircraft at Sherburn-in-Elmet and delivered to 82 MU (Lichfield) on October 20 for overseas transport to Gibraltar.
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The Oldest Swordfish Takes to the Air After Restoration
Jan 18, 2023 · Fairey Swordfish, Mk. I W5856 is back in action after a successful restoration. The plane was made airworthy once again by none other than the Navy Wings’ team. …
Navy Wings Swordfish Gains Invasion Stripes
On May 21st 2024, UK-based Fairey Swordfish Mk.I W5856 made its inaugural flight adorned with freshly painted D-Day invasion stripes. The Swordfish played a crucial role in protecting convoys from U-boat attacks in the Battle of the …
The Fairey Swordfish torpedo bomber was the glorious …
Feb 12, 2022 · Built in 1941, the Royal Navy Historic Flight’s Fairey Swordfish W5856 is the oldest of its kind still flying. (Philip Makanna ©Ghosts) The crew of the battleship Bismarck could be proud of themselves and their great ship.
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Swordfish/W5856 - Warbird Registry
Source(s): Chapman, John & Goodall, Geoff, Edited by Paul Coggan - Warbirds Directory,Warbirds Worldwide Ltd., Mansfield, England, 1989. Photo Source(s): Unknown
Happy 75th Birthday to the oldest Fairey Swordfish in …
Oct 25, 2016 · W5856 is the oldest surviving flying Fairey Swordfish in the world. She first flew on Trafalgar Day (21 October) 1941 and was a “Blackfish”, built by Blackburn Aircraft at Sherburn-in-Elmet and delivered to 82 MU (Lichfield) on …
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Constructed as a Swordfish I. 21 October 1941. First flight. Flown at Blackburn Aircraft facility at Sherburn-in -Elmet, Yorkshire. Taken on Strength/Charge with the Royal Navy with s/n W5856. 12 May 1945. Transferred to Naval Air …
Swordfish receives Permit to Fly - Key.Aero
Nov 24, 2022 · The world's oldest Fairey Swordfish, Mk.I W5856, has completed its test flights and is now ‘operational’ once again. Having made a successful first post-restoration flight on August 17, it has now completed a set of trials and …