12/31/2008. Remarks by Johan Visschedijk: "Built by Blackburn at Sherburn-in-Elmet, North Yorkshire, UK, it was delivered to the RN on August 17, 1943, and flew anti-submarine sorties from Northern Ireland and from ships at sea for the protecting of trans-Atlantic convoys; after the war it was used for training and liaison duties. On May 28, 1947, it was sold to Fairey and registered as G-AJVH.

The registration was cancelled on April 30, 1959, when the aircraft was presented to the RN and was flown by the RN Historical Flight.

Serialed LS326 again, it is pictured painted in a camouflage scheme for the movie 'Sink the Bismarck'.

(Colin Urry Collection)

Later it received this wartime 836 Squadron paint scheme. In 2000 it was grounded due to wing spar corrosion, restored by engineers of British Aerospace at Brough, it was flown again in June 2008.

The Swordfish was nicknamed "Stringbag"."