Stringbags in Action: Taranto 1940 & Bismark 1941
Pen & Sword | 2011 | 208 pages | ISBN: 9781781596395 | ePub (e-book) | 3 MB
The author traces the development of British naval aviation from its early beginnings in 1912, through the First World War and the frustrations of the inter-war years. The November 1940 attack on the Italian fleet in its strongly defended base at Taranto demonstrated for the first time the battle-winning capability of carrier-borne aircraft – from HMS Illustrious. The lesson was quickly learned by the Japanese who just over a year later inflicted such devastating losses on the American Pacific fleet at Pearl Harbour.