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 starboard side of the flight deck forward near the deck park looking to port and aft 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).
Object Details
ID: | PCT19368 |
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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 |
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