Manufactured by Fairey Aviation (eventually acquired by Westland Aircraft in 1960)—the same company that produced another famous WWII “flying fish” (so to speak), the Swordfish biplane torpedo ...

A Fairey Gannet plane has arrived at MOD St Athan in the Vale of Glamorgan today. It will be used to help restore its sister plane, so that it can fly again. A 50-year-old aeroplane once used by the ...

A helicopter at take-off and an autogyro during forward flight, the Fairey Rotodyne was, reported The Engineer, an exciting development for both commercial and military aviation markets. With more ...

If the Swordfish has lived on among British legends of the Second World War, the man whose name the aircraft bore has not. By Richard Overy The Fairey Swordfish biplane, as every schoolboy knows, was ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Fairey Aviation Company Ltd. War ...

During World War Two, Greater Manchester was a hive of activity building planes that played a vital role in the war effort. And the factories - and people who worked in them - were a target for German ...

A Fairey Gannet aircraft is being transported to St Athan today. The post-WW2 plane was designed to fly from aircraft carriers. Maintenance work will be carried out on the aircraft by Hunter Flying ...