The crew of this ancient Fairey Swordfish salutes the crowd during this years Southport Airshow.

Navy Wings' Fairey Swordfish W5856 takes off from Duxford, heading home to Yeovilton following the 2023 "Battle of Britain" Air Show.

Aircraft: Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Fairey Swordfish Mk.I W5856.

Location: The Imperial War Museum's Duxford Airfield, Cambridgeshire.

Sunset, also known as sundown, is the daily disappearance of the Sun below the horizon due to Earth's rotation. As viewed from the Equator, the equinox Sun sets exactly due west in both Spring and Autumn. As viewed from the middle latitudes, the local summer Sun sets to the northwest for the Northern Hemisphere, but to the southwest for the Southern Hemisphere.

The time of sunset is defined in astronomy as the moment when the upper limb of the Sun disappears below the horizon. Near the horizon, atmospheric refraction causes sunlight rays to be distorted to such an extent that geometrically the solar disk is already about one diameter below the horizon when a sunset is observed.

Sunset is distinct from twilight, which is divided into three stages, the first being civil twilight, which begins once the Sun has disappeared below the horizon, and continues until it descends to 6 degrees below the horizon; the second phase is nautical twilight, between 6 and 12 degrees below the horizon; and the third is astronomical twilight, which is the period when the Sun is between 12 and 18 degrees below the horizon. Dusk is at the very end of astronomical twilight, and is the darkest moment of twilight just before night. Night occurs when the Sun reaches 18 degrees below the horizon and no longer illuminates the sky.

Action Force - Q Force Swordfish,

Manned by Naval Assault and Sonar Officer at the Helm. Sadly missing the rear missile launcher.

Clouds often remind us of creatures or objects. This look like a swordfish to me... Ducks flying in the background and on the water, and one waterfowl coming in for a landing near the tree.

Sony A7II and FE 90/2.8 Macro G. Not one of my best photos, but I was so excited about this dish, I had to post. I grilled some swordfish on the salt block a few days ago, it was good, and I froze what was left. Tonight, I made a salad with the leftover swordfish, compari tomatoes, baby cucumbers, kalamata olives, tarragon vinegar, EVOO. Super simple dish. I am sure this could be kicked up a notch, but I felt simple.

The oldest flying Fairy Swordfish in the world. Displaying a couple of miles from where it was built in 1941. Amazingly manoeuvrable. Taken during the Flying Legends airshow at Church Fenton (aka Leeds East Airport)

Another take on the Fairey Swordfish at the Brough Centenary.

Let's hope Earth Day lasts all year

33103"Swordfish" on display during the Eastleigh 100 -1909-2009 event taking place on 24/May/2009

.....in Bagnara Calabria harbour in southern Italy.

These unusual fishing boats are found around harbours close to the Straits of Messina, the channel that separates the island of Sicily from mainland Italy.

Basically the helmsman sits at the top of the mast which is normally beteeen 20-30m in height, the person handling the harpoon crouches at the end of the bowsprit which sticks out up to 30-50m from the front of the boat.

The helmsman with his clear view at the top of the mast spots a resting swordfish or a pair of mating swordfish and then sneak up behind their prey, harpooning them before the swordfish realises it's being hunted.

I love Cowboy Bebop...

And keep in mind that my red sloped supply is basically non-existent. This is a really hard shape to get right, especially with integrating that huge sphere in the middle...

Main Picture

and sorry guys, no Spike. I tried to make him all purist, but I didn't have the right hair or torso...

In a fathomless abyss, where secrets of the deep doth hide, there swam a regal swordfish bedecked in noble ruff. His countenance, etched with scars, bore witness to the tales of strife and valor, for he hailed from a line of underwater kings in the depths of the Mediterranean. mw

RNAS Yeovilton Navy Wings Nightshoot

Zenit 122 50mm ƒ 2.5

Swordfish Taken at the Blackpool Airshow 11/08/2018

Spike Spiegel's zipcraft from the anime Cowboy Bebop

Part 1 of my micro Cowboy Bebop zipcraft series.

Faye Valentine's Red Tail and Jet Black's Hammerhead will be up soon.

Amazing that this aircraft which was outdated at the start of WW11 did so well.

The last flying "Stringbag" performs a low and slow flaypast to honour the Dunkirk "Little Ships" at Ramsgate Harbour

The AR-31 Swordfish was one of the last planes designed by legendary aircraft engineer Gianco Aribetti. It was initially designed as a passenger plane, but when the Periphery Wars broke out it was very quickly adapted into two military variants: an armed scout plane (the AR-31S) and a torpedo bomber (the AR-31B) As the main theatre of the war was the Aenian archipelago, these seaplanes were ideally suited to this environment. Of a planned production run of 500 warplanes only 177 were produced before the main factory was destroyed. Striking from hidden bases dotted throughout the archipelago, planes such as these formed an effective part of the Allied battle against Hanji occupation and eventually helped to liberate the periphery countries from their oppressors.

Shuttleworth Collection - Fly Navy Day, Old Warden

(no idea if it's actually called that of course).

Lanzarote, on one of the minor roads.

秋刀魚の塩焼き

Table 26

West Palm Beach, Florida

transport ship in Steampunk

Fairy Swordfish Mk1

Coded 4A

"City of Leeds"

Navy Wings

W5856

Oldest airworthy Swordfish having first flown on 21st October 1941.

The Swordfish Fast Armed Patrol Boat is built on the recent LEGO police boat

hull, which has nice sleek curves. I knew I wanted to build something fast and well armed, with troop transport capability.

The Swordfish has a crew of six, including four gunners. It carries eight

Marines comfortably with plenty of space to spare for equipment or supplies

More pix at:

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Swordfish

Rear view. The engine isn't perfect, but it's the best solution I could come up with given the size constraint and the limited attachment points to the main body. The small light bley technic wheel on the back is attached with a pulley wheel.