Battle of Taranto
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battle-of-taranto-216-2114764
title:
Battle of Taranto
text:
The Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11/12 November 1940 during the Second World War between British naval forces, under Admiral Andrew Cunningham, and Italian naval forces, under Admiral Inigo Campioni. The Royal Navy launched the first all-aircraft ship-to-ship naval attack in history, employing 21 Fairey Swordfish biplane torpedo bombers from the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious in the Mediterranean Sea. The attack struck the battle fleet of the Regia Marina at anchor in the harbo
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Naval battle between the Regia Marina and the Royal Navy; part of the Battle of the Mediterranean
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Battle_of_Taranto
date created:
2003-08-31T23:46:43Z
date modified:
2024-09-12T22:57:17Z
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13
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