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Re: Fleet Air Arm strength in ww 2
Hello Alain
According to FAA Museum in early 1990s FAA had on 3 Sept 1939 Recon Seaplanes Walrus 47 Seafox 10 Swordfish 9 Carrier Fighters Skua 24 Roc 3 Sea Gladiator 12 Carrier Torpedo Bombers Swordfish 145 Eric M. Brown in his Duels in the Sky gives a slightly different figures Type __Strenght_onboard Carriers Skua ____30______18 Sea Glad _18______12 Swordfih 180_____147 few Rocs HTH Juha |
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Re: Fleet Air Arm strength in ww 2
Thank you very much JUHA, in war at sea vol 2 by Roskill I found:
Sep 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 -Fighters................. 36 78 129 252 339 645 739 -Bombers................. 140 169 198 209 349 549 205 -Reconnaissance....... 56 63 60 85 19 2 15 -Total...................... 232 310 387 546 707 1196 959 (front line strength only) Alain |
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