The Fairey Fulmar aircraft looked right and felt right. Comfortable and pleasant to fly, Captain Eric 'Winkle' Brown remembered about the type: (QUOTE) "there was little with which the most fastidious of pilot's could find fault in its handling."

The unsung hero rose to the turbulent skies of the early 1940s, protecting Britain's naval fleets; amid the volatile Mediterranean, the Fairey Fulmar would down several Italian bombers in the North African Campaign, as well as take active participation in chasing the infamous German battleship Bismarck.

Born from the tug of war between the Royal Navy and the Royal Air Force, the type emerged as a beloved and trusted aircraft. As Brown said: (QUOTE) "In short, everybody liked it."


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