On the flight deck of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal (1950) during flying operations in the Central Mediterranean. The photographer is looking aft and to port from the base of the island showing a McDonnell Douglas F4K Phantom of 892 Naval Air Squadron landing on and about to catch an arrestor wire. Two other Phantom aircraft of 892 Naval Air Squadron are parked on deck. One of the ship's flight Westland Wessex HAS.1 helicopters is in flight off the port quarter as the plane guard.