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I have just found out that these planes are indeed Westland Wyverns. It appears from the markings that they belong to 827 squadron and that the photo was taken aboard HMS Eagle, in 1955.

Hi Everybody, Thanks for your messages of support and for viewing my slideshow 'War Memories', mentioned in the 'Stop that plane' thread. I've just posted the next instalments at http://www.myverdict.net. Hope they meet with your approval. Regards

About me? 52 years old, ex-sailor (10 yrs in the RN), now living in Liverpool. My father, who served aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Kedive during WW2, used to tell a story of a plane needing to land on the ship, that had no hook to grab onto the arrester cables stretched across the deck...