Veteran pilot who helped sink the Bismarck in WWII dies aged 97
A veteran pilot who helped to sink the Bismarck during the Second World War has died at the age of 97.
Lt Cdr John "Jock" Moffat was credited with launching the torpedo that crippled the German warship in 1941.
The death of the Scottish veteran has been announced by the Royal Navy.
The air strike carried out by the biplanes of HMS Victorious and Ark Royal on May 26 1941 was said to have been Britain's last hope of stopping the Bismarck before it reached the relative safety of waters off the coast of France.
A Swordfish biplane
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He flew in at 50 feet, barely skimming the surface of the waves, in a hail of bullets and shells, to get the best possible angle of attack on the ship, naval chiefs said.
At 9.05pm he dropped the fateful torpedo, jamming the rudder of Hitler's flagship.
Continued At: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/12/13/veteran-pilot-helped-sink-bismarck-wwii-dies-aged-97/
Good movie, one might recall seeing the Brits flying planes in it like that in the picture above.
RIP, a hero.
