The Fairey Gannet AEW.3 aircraft XL476 approaching the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) in the Arabian Sea during the CENTO exercise Midlink VI.

On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) under way in the Arabian Sea during CENTO exercise Midlink VI. The photographer is on the aft 40mm bofors sponson above the transom looking astern showing, in the distance, the Fairey Gannet AEW.3 aircraft XL476 approaching to land on with flaps and hook down.

Object Details

ID: PM7693/2
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 112 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm