019030 Accession Number: 019030

Description

Pacific Ocean. 1945. Dozens of ratings were needed to shift this Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm Avenger aircraft after it has been smashed in landing on the flight deck of HMS Implacable.

Details

Accession Number
019030
Photographer
Acting Corporal Samuel James Henry Herbert (Jim) Fitzpatrick MBE
Classification
Photograph
Object Type
Negative
Physical Description
Colour: Black & white
Date Made
1945
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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Accession 019030

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