Battle of Cape Matapan
On 28 March 1941, a pair of Swordfish based at Crete contributed to the disabling of the Italian cruiser "Pola" during the Battle of Cape Matapan. In May 1941, six Swordfish based at Shaibah, near Basra, Iraq, participated in the suppression of a revolt in the region, widely known now as the Anglo-Iraqi War. The aircraft conducted dive bombing attacks upon Iraqi barracks, fuel storage tanks and bridges.