Accession Number | NAVY07616 |
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Collection type | Photograph |
Object type | Negative |
Maker |
Unknown |
Place made | At sea |
Date made | c May 1965 |
Conflict |
Period 1960-1969 |
Copyright |
Item copyright: Copyright expired - public domain This item is in the Public Domain |
Aircraft handlers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne position a Gannet ...
Description
Aircraft handlers on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier HMAS Melbourne position a Gannet anti-submarine aircraft. The ship was participating in SEATO Exercise Sea Horse in the South China Sea. This aircraft was among others tasked to fly surveillance patrols over the convoy which was en route from Manila to Bangkok.