On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) at sea during flying operations.
On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) while under way at sea during flying operations. The photographer is on the port side of the island superstructure looking to port and aft showing the Fairey Gannet AS.4 aircraft XA430, coded 072/E, of 849D flight on the port aft catapult ready for launching. The folded wings of the De Havilland DH110 Sea Vixen FAW.1 aircraft XP918, coded 122/E, of 899 Naval Air Squadron can be seen in the foreground.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7936/0A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Eagle (1946) |
| Date made: | September 1970 to November 1971 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 114 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |