Aeroplane Monthly 1983-09
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C.Horrocks - Messdeck misfits (5)
Savoia-Marchetti SM.79s were the first to attack the carrier. This one was surrendered to the 12th Bomb Group and is seen at Gerbini, Sicily in September 1943.
Fairey Swordfish L7701 flew with the Torpedo Training Unit at Gosport and is seen here in May 1939.