The Stringbag was probably old tech before it flew !
Bloody useful though.
(And a family favourite as my Grandfather was very early FAA)
Bloody useful though.
(And a family favourite as my Grandfather was very early FAA)
November 15, 2025 at 11:00 AM
The Stringbag was probably old tech before it flew !
Bloody useful though.
(And a family favourite as my Grandfather was very early FAA)
Bloody useful though.
(And a family favourite as my Grandfather was very early FAA)
Big Stringbag strikes again (but slowly, even in a following breeze)! 😎
November 12, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Big Stringbag strikes again (but slowly, even in a following breeze)! 😎
The Swordfish, because every day is a good day for a bit of Stringbag.
October 8, 2025 at 10:47 AM
The Swordfish, because every day is a good day for a bit of Stringbag.
The Fairey Swordfish looked outdated, but this “Stringbag” crippled the Italian fleet at Taranto and helped sink the Bismarck. Slow and steady made it deadly, carrying torpedoes and hunting U-boats where faster aircraft couldn’t. Proof that in war, effectiveness beats glamour.
#aviation
#aviation
September 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
The Fairey Swordfish looked outdated, but this “Stringbag” crippled the Italian fleet at Taranto and helped sink the Bismarck. Slow and steady made it deadly, carrying torpedoes and hunting U-boats where faster aircraft couldn’t. Proof that in war, effectiveness beats glamour.
#aviation
#aviation
Hahaha yes
Glad they are acknowledging the manufacturer that truly made a success of the Stringbag anyway
Glad they are acknowledging the manufacturer that truly made a success of the Stringbag anyway
September 5, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Hahaha yes
Glad they are acknowledging the manufacturer that truly made a success of the Stringbag anyway
Glad they are acknowledging the manufacturer that truly made a success of the Stringbag anyway
Gotta make me some Stringbag posters...
August 14, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Gotta make me some Stringbag posters...
Right, for the Bismarck, but in the case of the Tirpitz it was the big Lancaster bombers carrying 12,000 lb. bombs that did the business. But, those stringbag pilots had some guts. Supposedly they were so slow and low the Bismarck gunners had trouble getting guns on them. Just over the wave tops
August 13, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Right, for the Bismarck, but in the case of the Tirpitz it was the big Lancaster bombers carrying 12,000 lb. bombs that did the business. But, those stringbag pilots had some guts. Supposedly they were so slow and low the Bismarck gunners had trouble getting guns on them. Just over the wave tops
I will hear nothing but respect for the Stringbag.
August 12, 2025 at 11:27 PM
I will hear nothing but respect for the Stringbag.
The Stringbag!
August 12, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The Stringbag!
The legendary stringbag. About the only routine night carrier operators in WWII.
August 12, 2025 at 8:49 PM
The legendary stringbag. About the only routine night carrier operators in WWII.
Good morning. Old ‘Stringbag’ the Fairey/Blackburn Swordfish, taken at Shuttleworth before D Day Invasion Stripes were added #MikesAircraftPhotos
July 25, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Good morning. Old ‘Stringbag’ the Fairey/Blackburn Swordfish, taken at Shuttleworth before D Day Invasion Stripes were added #MikesAircraftPhotos
Ooh! Love me a bit of the old Stringbag. Immediate pre-order.
June 26, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Ooh! Love me a bit of the old Stringbag. Immediate pre-order.
The British used biplanes, so I wouldn’t say they had a technological advantage. Also - War in a Stringbag - is the memoirs of a pilot who was there, great book
June 23, 2025 at 2:18 PM
The British used biplanes, so I wouldn’t say they had a technological advantage. Also - War in a Stringbag - is the memoirs of a pilot who was there, great book
