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Defiants led by Squadron leader Philip Hunter (nearest the camera) flying over England, July 1940.
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Viking1066
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Gloster Gladiators of No 72 Sqn lined up at Farnborough during the 1937 Air Exercises.' No 72 was the first squadron to receive the Gladiator in February 1937 AIRH
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The crew of X-36 pose for this picture at Morokrembangan air base, Sourabaya GOOD
Warspite63
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Great pic of Warspite. Am not fully convinced the carrier is Ark Royal: she doesn't appear 'tall' enough to have a double hangar, and I don't think the Ark ever had the radar mast aft of the island. Am thinking Illustrious, Formidable or Victorious. Thoughts?
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Let me look into it quick like.
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That sounds right. Ark Royal was with Force H most of the time in was in the Med in 1941. From I can see, Warspite was never in Force H, but is associated more with the Illustrious, Formidable or Victorious during 1941.
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42-19447 Bell P 39Q Airacobra 4AF 357FS O Saga Boy II at Hamilton Field July 1943 ASBIZ
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A.R.P. wardens are being given advanced instruction by means of tactical table. These toy towns, miniature models of their particular borough equipped with tiny models. A.R.P. personnel, enable them to get a birds eye view of what is likely to happen in a raid and of the part they are expected to play. A.R.P. wardens gathered round their borough map with its tiny models July 17, 1940. A mock raid is in process with pieces of paper as bombs. As these fall the wardens must push the personnel and apparatus into their right position on the map.
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HMS Venerable and the HMS Implacable in Australia (probably Melbourne), 3 March 1946, before going home from the Pacific HERF
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Vought-Sikorsky Kingfisher aboard USS South Dakota at Scapa Flow with elements of the Home Fleet REDD
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Vought XTBU-1 Seawolf 1941 REDD
Warspite63
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Ah yes, the ill-fated multi-role dive bomber/greenhouse. Intended to deliver ordnance and/or fresh vegetables with pinpoint accuracy ......
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SB2C-3 from VB-7 over TF38 off Indochina 1945 REDD
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Test unir? Was it operational?
Operational. The RAAF received five F-4s from August 31, 1942. These aircraft were used for frontline photoreconnaissance sorties. Three served with No. 1 Photo Reconnaissance Unit RAAF and two were attached to a fighter unit, No. 75 Squadron RAAF.
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The first Curtisss CW-21Bs delivered in June 1940 STUR
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Spitfires in Dutch service REDD
