The tail cone of a Westland Wessex HU.5 helicopter on the flight deck of the Royal Navy commando carrier Bulwark (1948) in the Eastern Mediterranean during NATO exercise Deep Furrow.

On board the Royal Navy commando carrier Bulwark (1948) while under way at sea in the Eastern Mediterranean during NATO Exercise Deep Furrow, an amphibious landing in north-west Turkey involving forces from the United States of America, United Kingdom, Italy, Greece and Turkey. The photographer is on the flight deck looking to port showing a close detail of the tail cone of a Westland Wessex HU.5 helicopter of 848 Naval Air Squadron. Three ships can be very dimly seen in the background but they cannot be identified.

Object Details

ID: PM7997/12
Type: Roll film negative
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Vessels: Bulwark (1948)
Date made: 21-30 September 1973
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements: Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm