The Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 helicopter XK912 from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Centaur (1947) during exercises with the aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) off Malta.
On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) during exercises with the aircraft carrier Centaur (1947) in the Mediterranean off Malta. The photographer is on the port side of the island superstructure looking to port and slightly aft showing the Westland Whirlwind HAS.7 helicopter XK912, coded 977/C, from the Centaur (1947) hovering just off the flight deck of the Eagle. An unidentified Royal Navy Type 15 frigate is in the background.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT19357 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Centaur (1947); Eagle (1946) |
| Date made: | 12-14 May 1965 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm |