Fairey Swordfish flew and fought from many dangerous places during the war, but the most risky of all were the tiny aircraft carriers converted from merchant ships.

That’s where Lieutenant Paul Drayton of the Fleet Air Arm found himself, and as if the Focke-Wulf Kondors and the weather weren’t enough to contend with, he was also faced with fellow pilots who were busy fighting among themselves!

Story: RA Montague

Art: Carmona

Cover: Ian Kennedy