41. His engines were balky, and he almost turned back, but soon he was over the Yamato with his torpedo planes . 42. She rescued 106 survivors of the escort carrier Bismarck Sea, sunk by enemy torpedo plane attacks off Iwo Jima 21 February. 43. Firefighting parties promptly brought the blazes under control, including those of two fueled and burning torpedo planes in the hangar deck. 44. On 12 August a Japanese torpedo plane penetrated undetected and launched a torpedo at " Pennsylvania ", which lay at anchor. 45. The Royal Navy had used Swordfish torpedo planes , and their low speed was part of the reason the Taranto attack succeeded. 46. Just before the war, some Italian torpedo planes CANT Z . 506 were ordered, but only one was delivered, without armament. 47. A compromise was reached whereby the guns would be installed, but the issue was reconsidered when better torpedo planes became available. 48. The British lost one torpedo plane and suffered light splinter damage to some cruisers from " Vittorio Veneto " s salvoes. 49. Bush's first jump was during World War II, when he bailed out of his torpedo plane after it was disabled by Japanese fire. 50. During the morning of 3 December she was followed by a Japanese submarine, and that afternoon was attacked unsuccessfully by a torpedo plane .
