On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) westbound in the Mediterranean.
On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) on passage west in the Mediterranean. The photographer is on the port side of the island superstructure looking to port and slightly aft showing the 800 Squadron Blackburn Buccaneer S.1 aircraft XN969 coded 1026/E taxiing forward onto the angled deck catapult prior to launching. The Buccaneer XN971 coded 102/E is next in line for launching.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT19361 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Colour transparency |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Eagle (1946) |
| Date made: | 11-21 May 1965 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Mount: 50 mm x 50 mm;Transparency: 35 mm x 38 mm |