On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) under way in the Arabian Sea during CENTO exercise Midlink VI.
On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) under way in the Arabian Sea during the CENTO exercise Midlink VI. The photographer is on the flight deck looking aft and to port from forward showing the 800 Squadron Supermarine Scimitar F.1 coded 109 on the port side catapult ready for launching. The ship's flight Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 XM687 coded 919 is at the hover to port acting as plane guard.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7678/31 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Ark Royal (1950) |
| Date made: | 14-23 November 1963 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 227 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |