Bombs bursting astern of the guided missile destroyer Bristol (1969) off the Firth of Forth during exercise Sally Forth.
On board the Royal Navy guided missile destroyer Bristol (1969) looking aft over the quarterdeck from the starboard side abreast the Sea Dart launcher showing a large number of civil and military dignitaries watching bombs straddling a towed target astern of the ship during exercise Sally Forth in the North Sea off the Firth of Forth. The bombs were dropped by a Blackburn Buccaneer S2 jet aircraft from 809 Naval Air Squadron flying from the aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950). In the distance is the commando carrier Bulwark (1948).
Object Details
| ID: | PM8012/20A |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Bristol (1969); Bulwark (1948) |
| Date made: | 24 July 1973 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 228 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
Your Request
If an item is shown as “offsite”, please allow eight days for your order to be processed. For further information, please contact Archive staff:
Email: library@rmg.co.uk
Tel: +44 (0)20 8312 6516 (during Library opening hours)
Click “Continue” below to continue processing your order with the Library team.