HMS SEAHAWK, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION, CULDROSE, CORNWALL, ENGLAND. 1955-08-23. AERIAL VIEW OF THE ...

Place Europe: United Kingdom, England
Accession Number 305397
Collection type Photograph
Object type 4x5", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Physical description 4x5", Paper (Resin-coated), Silver Gelatin
Maker Brown, Charles E
Conflict Period 1950-1959
Copyright Item copyright: © Australian War Memorial
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Description

HMS SEAHAWK, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION, CULDROSE, CORNWALL, ENGLAND. 1955-08-23. AERIAL VIEW OF THE FORMATION CEREMONY OF 808, 816 AND 817 SQUADRONS RAN. THE PERSONNEL OF THE SQUADRONS ARE PARADED ON A TAXIWAY WITH THE SQUADRONS' AIRCRAFT DRAWN UP BEHIND. TWO LINES OF DE HAVILLAND SEA VENOM FIGHTERS FLANK A DOUBLE LINE OF FAIREY GANNET ANTI SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT. AT THE REAR ARE A SINGLE UNCAMOUFLAGED GANNET AND A DE HAVILLAND VAMPIRE TRAINER. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)

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