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 in the gallery on the port side of the flight deck near the mirror landing sight looking to starboard showing the Fairey Gannet COD.4 aircraft XG790 on deck releasing the arrestor wire after landing on. The aircraft is painted black and is the personal taxi of the Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers (FOAC). The Eagle's island superstructure is in the background and her pendant number is R05. The De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 aircraft XP954 coded 494/E is parked next to the island.
Object Details
| ID: | PCT19366 |
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| 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 |