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1954
1954 - 0522.PDF
240 FLIGHT, 26 February 1954 Gibraltar-bound in "Eagle" WHEN Britain's largest aircraft-carrier, H.M.S. Bugle, sailed fur Gibraltar recently she had aboard six squadrons of air craft, comprising No. 806, with Hawker Sea Hawks (embarked for the first time), one each of de Havilland Sea Hornets, Grumman Avengers and Douglas Skyraiders, and two of Super-marine Attackers. In the uppermost picture the batsman is seen on the job, with die vast superstructure towering distantly across the deck. The view of the complete vessel shows a Sea Hornet two-seater night fighter and "guppy" Skyraiders ranged for'ard, with Attackers, Avengers and more Sea Hornets beyond the lift. Tightly packed in the centre-left picture are two Sea Hornets, two Skyraiders, an Avenger and five Attackers, and the bottom picture shows a Sea Hawk about to land on. Astern there hovers a Westland-Sikorsky Dragonfly helicopter, while the fast mine layer Apollo steams close in on rescue standby. Note that the Sea Hawk is carrying auxiliary tanks under the wings. i
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