1934-45 RAF Fairey Swordfish Seaplane K4190 Photo by Real Photographs Co Ltd

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201309-06-1634-NKY
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Item Description
Grading Standard:
Vintage Real-Photo by Real Photograph Co. Ltd.
Size:
3.5x5.5 inches (paper size) with some minor variation
Blacklight Test:
No.
Other Notes:
Nice commercial photo.
(Wikipedia) - The Fairey Swordfish was a torpedo bomber biplane designed by the Fairey Aviation Company and used by the Fleet Air Arm of the Royal Navy during the Second World War. Originating in the 1930s, the Swordfish, nicknamed "Stringbag", was an outdated design by the start of the war in 1939, but remained in front-line service until VE Day, outliving several types intended to replace it. It was initially operated primarily as a fleet attack aircraft; during its later years it was used as an anti-submarine and training craft.
The Swordfish achieved some spectacular successes, notably the sinking of one and damaging two battleships of the Regia Marina (the Italian Navy) in the Battle of Taranto and the famous crippling of the Bismarck.
Do not expect perfect photos. Often old photos have small creases and tears around the edges. Real Photograph Co. Ltd. was a British company and to my knowledge it went out of business in the later part of the 1960s. Note the hand writing on the back of the photograph.
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1st Generation
AKA
Original:
This is a photo manufactured near the time when the image was taken.
Vintage:
Photo that is at least 30 years old.
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