HMAS Sydney, HMS Glory, Korea, Seafuries and Fireflies

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A Sea Fury of 805 Squadron being warmed up on the flight deck of HMAS SYDNEY, Korea.

Naval Airmen R Miller, of Melbourne, and K Pascoe, of Goff's Harbour, NSW, affix a 60 lb rocket projectile to a Sea Fury aircraft of 805 Squadron on HMAS SYDNEY, Korea

A Sea Fury of 808 Squadron returns to HMAS SYDNEY from a sortie over mainland Korea. The arrester wire is seen attached to the tail.

HMAS SYDNEY's USN rescue helicopter comes in to land at sunset.

A Firefly aircraft of 817 Squadron on board HMAS SYDNEY, brought into position for catapulting. The US Navy Sikorski Dragonfly rescue helicopter on loan to the SYDNEY hovers during take off.

A 500lbs bomb being manoeuvred into position for hoisting on to a Firefly's wing by Naval Airman (O) C Smithers of Sydney, NSW.

A Sea Fury Mark XI being embarked on board the SYDNEY.
King George V Dock, Glasgow

HMAS Sydney, A Firefly aircraft of 817 Squadron prepares to take off with two 500 lb bombs during an operation off the east coast of Korea

Korea,
HMCS GAYUGA, one of HMAS SYDNEY's escorting destroyers in the distance. A Firefly aircraft is seen in the foreground on the carrier's flight deck

 

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The Canadian destroyer HMCS ATHABASKAN comes alongside while escorting HMAS SYDNEY

Pilot's Mate V Baugh of Sydney, NSW, refuelling one of HMAS SYDNEY's Sea Fury aircraft in the Korean War zone.

Mechanics service their aircraft on HMAS SYDNEY's flight deck as the ship steams to the operational area on the east coast of Korea. Fireflies of 817 Squadron are on the left and Sea Furies on the right.

 

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Sea Fury and Firefly aircraft parked ready to be embarked into King George V Dock, Glasgow, for embarkation in the Australian carrier HMAS SYDNEY.

King George V Dock, Glasgow, for embarkation in the Australian carrier HMAS SYDNEY.

HMAS sydney

 

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Putting the finishing touches to the Squadron crest on his Sea Fury, is Commissioned Pilot C E Mason of Reading, Berks. This Sea Fury is one of the aircraft of 804 Squadron on HMS GLORY.

A Firefly aircraft being embarked for operations in Korea, is hoisted on board HMS GLORY at Iwakuni in Southern Japan.

Naval Airman J Davies of Birmingham, loads the cannon of a Sea Fury aircraft with 20mm shells, before the next flight takes off from HMS GLORY

Sea Fury aircraft of 804 Squadron flying past the carrier's island before landing after accomplishing their last strike mission.

Naval Airmen J Parks and C W Collins servicing the engine of a Sea Fury aircraft at night in the hangar of HMS GLORY, in readiness for a dawn patrol over North Korea.

 

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One of HMS GLORY's Sea Fury aircraft of 804 Squadron goes down on the flight deck lift for servicing in readiness for the next day's strikes.

A Sea Fury aircraft of 804 Squadron assisted by rockets taking off from HMS GLORY.

Leading Airman A Williams of Tavistock, Devon, makes light work of wheeling a thousand pound bomb across the flight deck of HMS GLORY.

Communists dumps in North Korea on fire after a heavy dawn attack by 14th Carrier Air Group Aircraft of HMS GLORY.

A Firefly aircraft (FR 5, 812 Squadron), touching down on HMS GLORY. The 'bats' is watching his charge safely down. His assistant with binoculars is reporting the next aircraft coming in to land

 

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A Sea Fury of 804 Squadron being catapulted from HMS GLORY. On the extreme left of the picture the camera has caught the wire as it leaves the hook of the plane. The deck handler running across the deck will place it in position for the next catapulting.

Cleaning the pilot's windshield is one of the many essential tasks performed by the Pilot's Mate before take off. Leading Airman R Colebrook, of Mitcham, Surrey, cleaning the windshield of his Sea Fury aircraft in HMS GLORY.

A Firefly aircraft (FR 5, 812 Squadron), about to leave the flight deck of HMS GLORY.

A Sea Fury aircraft of 804 Squadron being manoeuvred into position on the flight deck of HMS GLORY. The aircraft is already bombed up and ready to fly off on another sortie

 

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A Firefly aircraft of 812 Squadron with rocket assisted take-off leaving the flight deck of HMS GLORY for an anti-submarine patrol in Korean waters.

Lieut Cdr F A Swanton, RN, of Manningford Abbott, Marlborough, the Commanding Officer of No 812 Squadron landing his Firefly aircraft, the 2000th deck landing of the GLORY's 14th Carrier Air Group since the aircraft left the United Kingdom in January for the Far East.

Armourers of the 14th Carrier Air Group hoisting a 1,000 lb bomb on to the wing of a Firefly aircraft on board HMS GLORY.

HMS GLORY's Sikorski Dragonfly helicopter landing on the flight deck. This helicopter has been christened "The Thing". It has saved several of the GLORY's pilots.

"Away chocks". One of the HMS GLORY'S Sea Furies (804 Squadron) revved up for rocket assisted

 

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Larry Adler, world famous harmonica player giving a recital for the men of HMAS SYDNEY.