HMS Ark royal in 1955. Hawker Sea Hawk naval day fighters aligned on deck, in the background de Havilland Sea Venom, and in the foreground Fairey Gannet and a Whirlwind helicopter
HMS Hermes, a former British flagship came to service in 1959 & was operational till 1986 until it was sold to India with the renaming as INS Viral & went to be scrapped in 2021. During Falkland war she played vital role. The picture shows preparation of troops prior to a commando operation.
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