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Aviation History
1932
1932 - 0566.PDF
FLIGHT, JUNE 17, 1982 A Naval Occasion Being an account of a visit paid to H.M.S. "Exeter" of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet FOLLOWING our policy of keeping our readers in touch with all phases of aviation, we are publishing, this week, a series of photographs taken by our staff photographer during a visit he paid recently to H.M.S. Exeter, of the 2nd Cruiser Squadron, Home Fleet, commanded by Capt. I. W. Gibson, R.N., at Invergordon. In FLIGHT for May 16, 1930, we gave a special supple ment illustrating a visit to the aircraft carrier H.M.S. Glorious, and in the issue for July 31, 1931, were details of the ««» equipment of the ill-fated submarine M.2, while on February 27, 1931, there was published an article on aircraft catapults sPf"*- of the type built by MacTaggart, Scott & Co. Reference should be made to this latter article, as space does not permit us republishing much of the matter it con tained, but which is peculiarly apposite, as H.M.S. Exeter is one of the cruisers fitted with catapults manufactured by this firm. Two of these launching devices are carried, and these are situated just abaft the after funnel and inclined at an angle of roughly 45 deg. to the fore and aft line of the ship. Our first photograph shows the Fairey IIIF. Fleet Spotter Recon naissance aircraft (Napier " Lion ") run back on the catapult and being prepared for flight. In No. 2 the aircraft is just leaving the trolley, which, it can be seen, has reached the extended forward portion of the catapult, at which point it is decelerated by the liquid-controlled 526 (FLIGHT Photos.
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