Lt Cdr John (Jock) Moffat

Jimbuna · 12-12-16, 01:17 PM

Fleet Air Arm Swordfish Pilot who sank the Bismarck dies aged 97.

The Chairman, Trustees and everyone at the Fly Navy Heritage Trust and Royal Navy Historic Flight sent their deepest condolences to the family of Lt Cdr John (Jock) Moffat who died peacefully in Perthshire at the weekend, aged 97.

Jock, who was a lifetime supporter of the Trust and never missed an opportunity to promote the Fleet Air Arm and our naval aviation heritage, was famous for the Swordfish attack on the Bismarck on 26 May 1941. His torpedo scored a direct hit, jamming her rudder and crippling her steering gear, effectively ending the threat of the greatest German surface raider of the Second World War.

~SALUTE~

12-12-16, 01:17 PM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,473 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Lt Cdr John (Jock) Moffat Fleet Air Arm Swordfish Pilot who sank the Bismarck dies aged 97. The Chairman, Trustees and everyone at the Fly Navy Heritage Trust and Royal Navy Historic Flight sent their deepest condolences to the family of Lt Cdr John (Jock) Moffat who died peacefully in Perthshire at the weekend, aged 97. Jock, who was a lifetime supporter of the Trust and never missed an opportunity to promote the Fleet Air Arm and our naval aviation heritage, was famous for the Swordfish attack on the Bismarck on 26 May 1941. His torpedo scored a direct hit, jamming her rudder and crippling her steering gear, effectively ending the threat of the greatest German surface raider of the Second World War. ~SALUTE~ __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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