When I was researching the background to I Think I Prefer the Tinned Variety: The Diary of a Petty Officer in the Fleet Air Arm during World War II I became very interested in the history of the Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm.
Amongst my dad's papers was a page from the weekly edition of The Times newspaper which included these images of life on an aircraft carrier. I speculated that it was after seeing these photographs that he decided that he wanted to join the Fleet Air Arm.
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| On board an aircraft carrier, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm December 1940 |
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| On board an aircraft carrier, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm December 1940 |
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| On board an aircraft carrier, Royal Navy Fleet Air Arm December 1940 |