1946 HMS EAGLE During the nine years she took to complete, HMS Eagle developed into a full- size fleet carrier; later modifications kept her up to date and saw her operating the most modern jet aircraft.
NINE YEARS IN THE BUILDING
The Royal Navy put in hand the preliminary designs of a new...
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS
1942 Operation Pedestal - The sinking of HMS Eagle
By mid-August 1942, the fortress island of Malta, vital to Britain in supporting her armies in North Africa, was under siege. Eight times already, HMS Eagle had brought in a shipload of Spitfire fighter aircraft, but now...
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