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1954
1954 - 0023.PDF
FLIGHT, 1 January 1954 Air Power at Sea H.M.S. THESEUS In the records of the names of British warships H.M.S. Theseus appears three times: first as a third-rate com missioned in 1786, most recently as the light fleet carrier Theseus of 13,350 tons launched in 1944. Commissioned in peace, this ship yet has a history of action as one of Britain's principal naval units engaged in the Korean war. In the support of ground formations her aircraft, including squadrons of Faircy Fireflies, flew 3,446 operational sorties and made 4,594 deck landings, maintaining a standard of efficiency in carrier operation seldom equalled. Her reconnais sance aircraft (mainly Fairey Fireflies) covered 23,492,730 square miles. H.M.S. Theseus represents a class of carrier which will, in the near future, operate Ganncts, the Royal Navy's latest and most powerful anti-submarine aircraft designed and built by Fairey. Crown copyright of the h-ulge of H.M.S. Theseus is reserve) oiiii reproduction is nutilr hy permission ofihe Admiralty ami H.M. Stationery Offue. FAIREY Powered by an Armstrong Siddeiey r~> A T\TT\T T7 rT~* "Double Mamba" Vj/11V 1 \ JEJ 1 THE FAIREY AVIATION COMPANY LIMITED MIDDLESEX
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