On board the Royal Navy commando carrier Bulwark (1948) in Malaysian waters
On board the Royal Navy commando carrier Bulwark (1948) during the assault phase of exercise Bersatu Padu on the east coast of Malaysia near Penarek, Terengganu. The photographer is on the island superstructure looking to port and slightly aft showing a Westland Wessex HU.5 helicopter coded R of 847 or 848 Naval Air Squadron in flight, silhouetted against the dawn light heading for the landing, laden with Royal Marines of 40 Commando. A crew member wearing an anti-flash hood is in the foreground. An unsharp image.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7923/10 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Bulwark (1948) |
| Date made: | June 1970 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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