C.1942. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS VICTORIOUS. NOTE THE TYPE 279 RADAR AERIALS ON ...

Accession Number 302498
Collection type Photograph
Object type Black & white
Physical description Black & white
Conflict Second World War, 1939-1945
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C.1942. PORT SIDE VIEW OF THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS VICTORIOUS. NOTE THE TYPE 279 RADAR AERIALS ON THE FORE AND MAIN MASTS. THE LARGE CYLINDER ON THE FOREMAST CONTAINS A TYPE 72 HOMING BEACON. ALBACORE TORPEDO BOMBERS ARE ON THE FLIGHT DECK. NOTE THE BARRAGE BALLONS IN THE BACKGROUND. (NAVAL HISTORICAL COLLECTION)