Fairey Swordfish Mk1, Reg. G-BMGC, Alternate Serial No. W5856, Military Code 4A, Display Paint: Royal Navy, Aircraft Name: City of Leeds, Westland Wasp HAS1 (P-531-2), Reg. G-CBUI, Alternate Serial No. XT420, Military Code: 422, Aircraft Title: HMS Aurora, Serial No. F9590, Display Paint: Royal Navy, close-up pilot view, formation, air-to-air, Sleapkosh, Shropshire 2024

Close-up air-to-air image of a Fairey Swordfish Mk I flying in formation with a Westland Wasp HAS.1 over Sleapkosh, Shropshire, during 2024. Both aircraft wear Royal Navy display schemes. The Swordfish Mk I is a three-seat, single-engine biplane torpedo bomber powered by a Bristol Pegasus IIIM nine-cylinder air-cooled radial piston engine. The Westland Wasp HAS.1 is a compact naval helicopter powered by a Bristol Siddeley Nimbus turboshaft engine driving a four-blade main rotor. The photograph emphasizes cockpit areas, fuselage detail, and coordinated formation flight.