On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) on passage west in the Mediterranean. The photographer is on the port side of the angled flight deck near the catapult track looking to starboard and forward showing the Fairey Gannet COD.4 aircraft XG790 on deck unloading mail and other items from its open weapons bay. The aircraft is painted black and is the personal taxi of the Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers (FOAC). De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.2 and Supermarine Scimitar F.1 aircraft are in the forward deck park.