The Hand of God guided that biplane, its torpedo and its pilot.
David and Goliath........................
Agreed, the pilots training and hard practice was way overrated and a waste of valuable time.
The Fairey Swordfish ... one of my all-time favorite military airplanes.
I’m quoting from memory now, but I believe it was the great British naval test pilot, Capt. Eric Brown, who described the Swordfish as “antiquated but unbelievably effective.”
Read Capt. Brown’s bio on Wikipedia. He was sort of the British Chuck Yeager, although I don’t believe Brig. Gen. Yeager was ever carrier qualified. Capt. Brown set records for deck landings and take-offs that I believe still stand.
Best of all, Capt. Brown lived an incredibly full life of 97 years. BG Yeager has one more birthday to tie him.
You know what they say: “There are old pilots, and there are bold pilots, but there are no old, bold pilots.”