RN Aircraft Carriers: Illustrious Class

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A close up of the island superstructure and AA armament on HMS Victorious in October 1945.
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Illustrious Class Carrier HMS Victorious pictured c1964.
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Illustrious Class Carrier HMS Victorious pictured c1965.
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Barracudas and Corsairs pictured on the bow of HMS Illustrious, after a raid on the Andaman Islands, June 21st 1944.
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Sub Lieut (A) John R Baker, RCNVR, of Toronto, pointing out bullet holes from a Japanese machine gun which tore a hole in the rudder of his Chance-Vought Corsair fighter. Below is a larger hole made by a heavy ack-ack shell....Post the Andaman Islands raid from HMS Illustrious,June 21st 1944.
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Hunt Class Destroyer Escort HMS Derwent pictured on RAS approach to HMS Illustrious,Mozambique Channel,Indian Ocean on October 18th 1942.
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Lovely photo Brian. This is a photo of Derwent pulling away after that RAS.

Jim

hms derwent,leaving hms illustrious after re-fueling,during ww2.jpg
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Illustrious Class Carrier HMS Victorious pictured underway off Scapa Flow, October 28th 1941.
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HMS Illustrious pictured off Norway c1953.
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FAA 802 Squadron Hawker Sea Fury,HMS Illustrious ..1953.
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