According to Admiral Cunningham, "Taranto, and the night of 11–12 November 1940, should be remembered for ever as having shown once and for all that in the Fleet Air Arm the Navy has its most devastating weapon."
Admiral Cunningham meinte dazu „Taranto, and the night of November 11th – 12th, 1940, should be remembered for ever as having shown once and for all that in the Fleet Air Arm the Navy has its most devastating weapon.“ („Tarent und die Nacht des 11./12. Novembers 1940 sollten für immer dafür in Erinnerung bleiben, ein für allemal gezeigt zu haben, dass die Marineluftstreitkräfte die verheerendste Waffe der Marine sind“).