The Australian War Memorial Collection. Test site
HMAS Melbourne standing by the destroyer that collided with HMS Furious, an aircraft carrier that was a pioneer of British naval aviation. On 2 August 1917 the first aircraft to land on a ship, a Sopwith Pup, landed on the ship's flying off deck. On 9 July 1918 HMS Furious mounted the first carrier based air strike, resulting in the destruction of two Zeppelins and their sheds.
A BRITISH ROYAL NAVAL AIR SERVICE SOPWITH PUP AIRCRAFT. SOPWITH AIRCRAFT, INCLUDING THIS ONE, PIONEERED THE OPERATION OF AIRCRAFT FROM THE DECKS OF SHIPS. THEY OPERATED FROM THE CONVERTED CRUISER HMS
"THE NAVY'S FLOATING AERODROME" HMS FURIOUS (BRITISH AIR MINISTRY PHOTO PPG188) (SOPWITH 1 1/2 STRUTTER ON FOREDECK AND SSZ AIRSHIP ON REAR DECK)
Unidentified crewmembers of the RAN destroyer HMAS Bataan observe their ship's namesake, United States aircraft carrier USS Bataan (CVL-29), as the destroyer sails into her anchorage. Lying at anch
Pacific Ocean. 1945. A general view of the flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMS Implacable showing crews moving aircraft. An escorting destroyer can be seen in the background.
INVERGORDON, SCOTLAND. 1955-09. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS CENTAUR. NOTE SEAHAWK FIGHTER BOMBERS AND AVENGER ANTI SUBMARINE AIRCRAFT ON DECK. THE SHIPS IN THE BACKGROUND ARE, FROM LEFT
Sydney, New South Wales. 1945. British Navy aircraft carrier HMS Formidable dressing ship as she enters Sydney Harbour after combat duty off Japan. The ship's company lines the flight deck while the s
