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Thursday, May 26, 2022

On this day in 1941, Fairey Swordfish aircraft from from 820 NAS, HMS Ark Royal attacked the German Battleship, Bismarck, with torpedoes.The attack damaged Bismarck’s rudder severely affecting manoeuvrability, allowing the Royal Navy surface units to engage and finish the job the next day.



 

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