Former pilot John Tupper stands on the wing of his Swordfish bi-plane.

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[Former pilot John Tupper stands on the wing of his Swordfish biplane, a torpedo-carrying plane primarily carried on board British aircraft carriers in World War Two. It was designed in the 1930s and built by the Fairey Aviation Company.]

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