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SCOTTISH PILOT WHO HELPED SINK THE BISMARCK DIES

A Scottish veteran pilot who helped to sink the Bismarck during World War Two has died at the age of 97.

Lt Cdr John “Jock” Moffat was credited for launching the torpedo that destroyed the German warship back in 1941. HMS Victorious and Ark Royal were the biplanes that carried out the air strike, launched as the battleship headed to the relative safety of waters off the coast of France. said to have been Britain's last hope of stopping the Bismarck. Mr Moffat described 26 May 1941 as flying through “a lethal storm of shells and bullets”.

He served with four squadrons in total spanning a career of eight years in fleet air arm. Mr Moffat took up flying in his 60's and flew into his early 90's.

Mr Moffat's death was announced by the Royal Navy.

SCOTTISH PILOT WHO HELPED SINK THE BISMARCK DIES A Scottish veteran pilot who helped to sink the Bismarck during World War Two has died at the age of 97. Lt Cdr John “Jock” Moffat was credited for launching the torpedo that destroyed the German warship back in 1941. HMS Victorious and Ark Royal were the biplanes that carried out the air strike, launched as the battleship headed to the relative safety of waters off the coast of France. said to have been Britain's last hope of stopping the Bismarck. Mr Moffat described 26 May 1941 as flying through “a lethal storm of shells and bullets”. He served with four squadrons in total spanning a career of eight years in fleet air arm. Mr Moffat took up flying in his 60's and flew into his early 90's. Mr Moffat's death was announced by the Royal Navy.