On board the Netherlands Navy aircraft carrier Karel Doorman (1943) while in the North Sea off the Norwegian coast

On board the Netherlands Navy aircraft carrier Karel Doorman (1943) under way in the North Sea off the southern Norwegian coast during the NATO exercise Pilot Light. The photographer is in the starboard aft walkway alongside the flight deck looking aft showing a slightly distant view of a Grumman S2-A Tracker aircraft coming in to land with undercarriage and hook down. Hooded flight deck lights, a tannoy speaker and a frame of four lining up lights are in the foreground.

Object Details

ID: PM7811/1
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Venerable (1943)
Date made: 6 to 9 March 1965
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 220 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm