70th Anniversary of the Sinking of the Bismarck

Canadian Aviation and Space Museum June 11th  Ottawa

Presentation by Pilot Rob Kostecka

Every war veteran has a story to tell, but few could rival commander Terry Goddard’s extraordinary tale.

After take-off we climbed to 6,000 feet to get above the really thick cloud and we were near because all hell broke loose with Bismarck’s  fire - Terry Goddard

We got the order to attack and I went down and saw the enormous battleship Terry Goddard

Now 91 , Mr. Goddard had a ringside seat to the sinking of the Bismarck, one of the most dramatic sea battles of the Second World War.

Commander Terry Goddard is one of the still-living Swordfish airmen who participated in the attack on the Bismarck

Canadian Aviation and Space Museum in Partnership with Vintage Wings of Canada  June 11th  2011

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