Water fountains from bombs dropped by Blackburn Buccaneer S2 jets from 809 Naval Air Squadron off the Firth of Forth during exercise Sally Forth.

Water fountains from bomb explosions on the horizon during exercise Sally Forth in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth. The bombs were dropped by Blackburn Buccaneer S2 jets of 809 Naval Air Squadron flying from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950). The photographer is on board the guided missile destroyer Bristol (1969).

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ID:	PM8011/13A
Type:	Roll film negative
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Wettern, Desmond Robert French
Date made:	24 July 1973
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection
Measurements:	Film length: 35 mm x 190 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm

Water fountains from bombs dropped by Blackburn Buccaneer S2 jets from 809 Naval Air Squadron off the Firth of Forth during exercise Sally Forth.

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