hms eagle

  1. HMS Eagle late 50's

    HMS Eagle late 50's

    Sea Hawks start up using electrically fired charges. Aft of them are a number of Wyverns waiting to start up.
  2. Fire damaged Wyvern on HMS Eagle in 1956

    Fire damaged Wyvern on HMS Eagle in 1956

  3. Wheels up!

    Wheels up!

    A Sea Venom 095 from an Eagle-based squadron, crash lands with wheels up. The undercarriage was jammed after being hit by a-a shells. Pilot was OK but Observer was injured - seen with white helmet.
  4. HMS Eagle deck landings

    HMS Eagle deck landings

    Aircraft from carriers of the American 6th Fleet try "touch & goes" on HMS Eagle. US carriers had arrester wires the full length of their flight deck but British carriers only have a few close to the stern. The American pilots just couldn't get the hang of it and hardly any of them...
  5. A fly pass over HMS Eagle

    A fly pass over HMS Eagle

  6. Fairey Gannet Take off

    Fairey Gannet Take off

    Gannet waiting to take off, with an RAF Victor in it's way!
  7. HMS Eagle and HMS Centaur

    HMS Eagle and HMS Centaur

  8. HMS Eagle underway

    HMS Eagle underway

  9. HMS Eagle's hangers

    HMS Eagle's hangers

  10. Close up of aircraft on HMS Eagle

    Close up of aircraft on HMS Eagle

  11. HMS Eagle underway in 1965

    HMS Eagle underway in 1965

  12. Another shot of HMS Eagle's flight deck

    Another shot of HMS Eagle's flight deck

  13. Looking down on HMS Eagle's flight deck

    Looking down on HMS Eagle's flight deck

  14. HMS Eagle

    HMS Eagle

    HMS Eagle early 1970's
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