Manned up, with a plethora of hands at the wingtips and tailplane restraining the Swordfish both from the brisk wind over the deck and from the downwash of the Whirlwind, which has just taken off. Lt-Cdr Lofty Wreford holds the stick of LS326 back in his tummy, while broadcaster Brian Johnson is secured in the observer's position in the rear cockpit, just before the last Swordfish launch from an aircraft carrier flight deck, on November 13, 1962.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934Westland Whirlwind - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1953

Fairey Swordfish LS326, wearing the code “5A”, crosses the runway “piano keys” at the 1966 Farnborough Air Show.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Cdr Phil Shaw congratulates Aeroplane prizewinner Paul Seis from Belgium on the long-awaited day of his flight in Swordfish LS326 at the Biggin Hill Air Fair in June 1998.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934

Paul taxies out for his flight in the Swordfish.

Самолёты на фотографии: Aircrafts on the photo: Fairey Swordfish - ВеликобританияUnited Kingdom - 1934