RN Aircraft Carriers: Illustrious Class

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FAA 815 Sqdn Grumman TBM-3E Avenger...HMS Illustrious,1953.
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HMS Indomitable as seen from HMS Victorious, on a Malta convoy run, August 1942.
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HMS Victorious ...1965.
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An original colour slide of RN FAA pilots relaxing on deck between sorties on Carrier HMS Indomitable during Operation Meridian,which was part of a series of air attacks directed at Japanese held oil refineries on Sumatra in January 1945. As a result the critical aviation fuel output of the plants at Palembang was reduced by seventy five percent.
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HMS Formidable, the ship that launched herself.
Pathe News report of her launch

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Chance Vought Corsairs and Fairey Barracuda Torpedo Bombers pictured ranged on Illustrious Class Carrier HMS Formidable with an unidentified County Class Heavy Cruiser escort astern,off Norway in July 1944.
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I just received the WARSHIP 2020 I ordered: it has a very interesting article by David Hobbs about the 1950s era rebuild of the VICTORIOUS. She became way to $ALTY for further rebuilds of the class! :o

After decades of prognosticating I finally scratch built a model of her in the rebuilt form 4 or 5 years ago. ;) DFO
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Modified Illustrious Class Carrier HMS Indomitable pictured at Stockholm in 1951.
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De Havilland DH.110 Sea Vixen...HMS Victorious...1965.
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VICTORIOUS in both her "guises"!! ;) U.S. supplied aircraft in both photos..... DFO
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