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Although Swordfish numbered no more than 27 aircraft

Maybe on one aircraft carrier, but according to Wikipedia 2,391 were built
(692 by Fairey and 1,699 by Blackburn) between 1936 and 1944:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairey_Swordfish

I think the allusion to 27 Swordfish is about those based on Malta in
1940-1941