The Fairey Barracuda was a British
Carrier-borne torpedo and dive
bomber
Powered
by a Rolls-Royce Merlin engine
Later
replaced by the Griffon engine
It
was the first Fleet Air Arm aircraft
To
be fabricated entirely from metal
The
FAA ordered so many aircraft
Blackburn
Aircraft, Boulton Paul
And Westland
also produced them
They
served in all theatres of WW2
But
its most noteworthy engagement
Was Operation
Tungsten, in 1944
Attacking
the German battleship Tirpitz
It
was in service from 1943
Until
its retirement in the 50s
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