Swordfish Mk.I Back in the Air

摘要

The world's sole surviving Fairey Swordfish Mk.I, W5856, returned to the skies for the first time in nearly 12 years when it launched from RNAS Yeovilton on June 19 in the hands of the Royal Navy's Lt Simon Wilson. The 1941-built aircraft was grounded in 2003 after corrosion was discovered in the wing spars. The Royal Navy Historic Flight (RNHF) aircraft has since undergone a thorough rebuild including the installation of pistons and cylinders into its Bristol Pegasus engine - marking the first time new Pegasus parts have been produced since the end of the war. Among other tasks, its wings have been restored and new spars fitted.