HMS Ark Royal (1950)

No. 1 [Flight] Deck. Close view of the walkway running along the portside edge of the flight deck. This picture was taken looking forward in the vicinity of frame 196. Part of the boat and aircraft handling crane can be seen, as can the DLPS [Deck Landing Projector Sight] beyond it. The jet wash barriers for the angled-deck catapult are in the raised position.

This is part of a series of photographs taken during the final stages of HMS Ark Royal's last major refit which was completed in 1970. The location references are derived from the deck plans in the latest edition of the ship's NBCD book.