On May 23, 1941, the German battleship Bismarck, a symbol of Nazi naval power, embarked on Operation Rheinübung to disrupt Allied shipping. After sinking the HMS Hood and damaging the HMS Prince of Wales, Bismarck faced relentless pursuit by the Royal Navy.
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The Fairey Swordfish made her maiden flight in April 1934 and was officially introduced into service in 1936, the same year the legendary Spitfire first flew. Four years prior to the Swordfish's maiden flight, the Air Ministry had issued a specification for a carrier aircraft in 1930: a biplane with an open cockpit, like RAF contemporaries such as the Bristol Bulldog.