The Fairey Swordfish looked outdated even before World War II began - a fabric-covered biplane in an age of sleek monoplanes. Yet in the hands of the Fleet Air Arm, it became a deadly naval weapon, ...

Click to open image viewer. The Fleet Model 2 was a primary flight trainer at the Roosevelt Aviation School, Long Island, New York, one of the leading civilian aviation schools in the U.S. in the ...