Aircraft in the forward deck park on the flight deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Centaur (1947) while the ship is under way in the Atlantic west of Gibraltar.

Five aircraft with wings folded in the forward deck park on the starboard sideof the flight deck on the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Centaur (1947) as seen from the port bridge wing looking forward. The ship is under way in the Atlantic, west of Gibraltar, during the NATO exercise Riptide III. The nearest aircraft is the Fairey Gannet AEW.3 serial XP226 422/C which first flew 30 March 1962 and is a unit of 849A Squadron flight. Ahead of the Gannet are four De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1 aircraft serialled XN651 (461/C), XJ572 (462/C), XJ610 (460/C) and XN698 (458/C). Two men are on the forward lift pulling a starter trolley.

Object Details

ID: PM7592/24A
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Centaur (1947)
Date made: 10-15 August 1962
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm