Fairey Spearfish; The (Obsolete) British Avenger

AAARRRGGHHH! - AUGUST 1945, NOT SEPTEMBER!!!!!
(It wouldn't be an Ed Nash video if I didn't make at least one bonehead mistake)

When the Royal Navy began to look at a replacement for the Fairey Barracuda Dive/Torpedo bomber during World War Two, they asked for what was essentially a much improved equivalent - the Fairey Spearfish.

Unfortunately, by the time it was ready in 1945, the aircraft was obsolete.

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