Fairey Swordfish Models MkI: W5856 - Navy Wings Heritage Flight: Scale 1/72 helicopter slow and vulnerable

slow and vulnerable

now a white elephant on the verge of being scrapped

Ultimately replaced by the Chipmunk in the 50's

The men's designs are a traditional 'comfort' fit for those of us with a less than honed athletic frame

Santa and the reindeer use our own LS326 instead of their sleigh

Fairey Swordfish Models MkI: W5856 - Navy Wings Heritage Flight: Scale 1/72 helicopter slow and vulnerableThe legend that is the Fairey Swordfish LS326 (MkII) HAS NOW BEEN REPLACED by W5856, the oldest flying example and another of the aircraft carefully maintained in the hangar here at RNAS Yeovilton. Most of her wartime career was spent in the Mediterranean. This is an accurate diecast model of a real life icon who earned her laurels flying over the white horses that concealed a deadly threat to our survival.