A Fairey Swordfish of No 824 Squadron Fleet Air Arm takes off from the escort carrier HMS STRIKER during an anti-submarine sweep.
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A Hawker Sea Hurricane taking off with Fairey Swordfish aircraft alongside during an anti-submarine sweep from on board HMS STRIKER.
Three sailors wearing just caps and shorts carrying rocket projectiles over to a Fairey Swordfish aircraft of 834 Squadron, FAA prior to it taking off on anti-submarine patrol from the escort carrier HMS BATTLER.
A Fairey Albacore torpedo-bomber of No 820 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, taking off from the flight deck of HMS VICTORIOUS as the ship lies at anchor in Scapa Flow.
A close shave for a Fairey Barracuda of 812 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm that was operating from HMS VENGEANCE during exercises off Manus, Australia, when the pilot decided to go round again instead of landing on.
Grumman Martlet (Serial No. FN114), No. 888 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, taking off from the deck of HMS Formidable in the Mediterranean Sea.
Grumman Martlet (Serial No. FN114), No. 888 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm, taking off from the deck of HMS Formidable in the Mediterranean Sea.
A Grumman Wildcat fighter of No 882 Squadron Fleet Air Arm being manoeuvred into position for takeoff from HMS Pursuer off the northern coast of Norway.
OTD in 1942, during Operation Cerberus to force battlecruisers Scharnhorst and Gneisenau through the English Channel, six Fairey Swordfish crews of 825 Squadron Fleet Air Arm were ordered to attack by the 1st Lord of the Admiralty, Dudley Pound, against overwhelming air and anti-aircraft defences
HMS BITER and HMS AVENGER underway in line astern from HMS VICTORIOUS. Two Supermarine Seafires of No 884 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm can be seen at the far end of the flight deck of HMS VICTORIOUS.
Seafires take off from the deck of the escort carrier HMS STALKER
Todays daily aircraft the Fairey Gannet AEW!
This British aircraft was used as an early warning plane by the Fleet Air Arm of the royal navy from 1959 to 1978, built off the airframe of the Fairey Gannet anti submarine aircraft
It is also widely considered one of the ugliest planes of all time
After landing a Grumman Martlet of No. 888 Squadron, Fleet Air Arm is seen taxi-ing along the flight deck of HMS Formidable to the forward hangar, 1942.
Fairey Swordfish being loaded with a torpedo on the deck of HMS Ark Royal in 1941.
Grumman Martlet of 888 Squadron of British Fleet Air Arm taxiing on HMS Formidable after landing, circa 24 Apr-10 May 1942; HMS Warspite and AMC Alaunia in background
Nov 1942. Fairey Albacores from 820 Naval Air Squadron on HMS Formidable, operating in support of the TORCH landings in North Africa. On 17th November, an aircraft from 820 sank U-331, the submarine which had destroyed the battleship HMS Barham the previous year.
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HMS Archer underway in 1943, with Swordfish of 819 Squadron and Martlets (US Wildcats) of 892 Squadron on deck.
Royal Norwegian Navy Ula-class submarine KNM Utstein (S-302) operating with Royal Navy Queen Elizabeth-class carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth and conducting a WINCHEX with 820 Naval Air Squadron Merlin helicopter.
Fairey Fox aircraft of 12 Squadron, Royal Air Force from RAF Andover at RAF Hendon for the 1929 Royal Air Force Pageant.
The U.S. escort carrier USS Kitkun Bay (CVE-71) prepares to launch Grumman FM-2 Wildcat fighters of composite squadron VC-5 during the Battle off Samar on 25 October 1944.
A U.S. Navy Vought F4U-1 Corsair aircraft of Fighting Squadron VF-17 landing on the deck of the escort carrier USS Charger (CVE-30), probably during carrier qualifications. 01/02/1943
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A Fairey Barracuda about to take off from HMS RAVAGER whilst she is at sea.
F4U-1A fighters of Navy Squadron VF-17 transiting the Panama Canal on the flight deck of an Escort Carrier, circa Aug 1943
