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At a Fleet Air Arm station (Puttalam) where an elephant is put to use hauling aircraft and fuel wagons, June 1944.

The heart of a Fleet Air Arm torpedo, the gyroscope. This small instrument, is responsible for holding the torpedo straight after the "fish" has been dropped from its aircraft.

FLEET AIR ARM STATION, MALTA, GC.
The Fleet Air Arm Gremlin painted in the bar of their mess.

Fleet Air Arm radio mechanics

 

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FLEET AIR ARM. 8 AND 9 DECEMBER 1941, YELVERTON. FLEET AIR ARM PILOTS

Fleet Air Arm pilot Lieut R Hay, RM.

Fleet Air Arm pilot Lieut R Hay, RM.

Fleet Air Arm pilot Lieut W Taylour, RN.

 

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FLEET AIR ARM TRAINING CENTRE AT PENSACOLA. MAY 1944, WHITING AND CORRY, TWO AIRFIELDS UNDER THE US NAVAL TRAINING CENTRE OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA. FLEET AIR ARM TRAINEES UNDERGO THE INSTRUMENT COURSE AS RATINGS AT WHITING AND RECEIVE ADVANCED SQUADRON TRAINING AT CORRY.
W L Quinn, of Peckham, a Fleet Air Arm trainee, at Whiting Field.

Chance-Vought Corsair fighters of the Fleet Air Arm, their wings folded, stand packed together in a hangar at an American base, where the pilots are training. New England 1943

THE EARL OF HALIFAX WITH FLEET AIR ARM TRAINEES IN AMERICA. JUNE 1944, THE VISIT OF THE EARL OF HALIFAX, BRITISH AMBASSADOR TO THE US, TO FLEET AIR ARM PERSONNEL UNDER TRAINING AT BRUNSWICK, MAINE. HE ADDRESSED THE BRITISH SERVICE AND THE AMERICAN NAVY AND SPOKE TO CHANCE-VOUGHT CORSAIR PILOTS WHO WERE DUE TO MOVE OUT THE NEXT DAY

A Wren checking out a Grumman Hellcat

USA Grumman aircraft packed for shipping to the Royal Navy.

 

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1943, ROOSEVELT FIELD, LONG ISLAND, NEW YORK. Checking out a Grumman "Tarpon" for the Royal Navy.

 

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CATAPULT TRAINING FOR FLEET AIR ARM PILOTS. HMS PEGASUS, ORIGINALLY NAMED HMS ARK ROYAL, IS NOW USED AS A CATAPULT TRAINING SHIP FOR FLEET AIR ARM PERSONNEL. LAMLASH, SCOTLAND, SEPTEMBER 1942.

A Supermarine Walrus towed into position for hoisting.

The pilot and observer take their place in the Kingfisher, to carry out practice alightings and recoveries.

An instructor with a pilot and observer in a Kingfisher float plane, while a party of officer cadets watch from the deck of the PEGASUS.

Hoisting in the Kingfisher.

The pilot and observer take their place in the Kingfisher, to carry out practice alightings and recoveries.

 

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Aircraft handling parties, crane drivers and cadets learn how to hoist in the aircraft.

 

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DECEMBER 1941, YELVERTON. FLEET AIR ARM PILOTS.

Refuelling an aeroplane and loading up with depth charges on board HMS VICTORIOUS.

A Fairey Fulmar making a low level attack on the stern of HMS VICTORIOUS after completing a turn of fighter patrol duty.

YELVERTON. FLEET AIR ARM PILOTS.

 

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Fantastic shots. The skipper of Formidable’s fur lined coat is a Coastal Command Irvin, with a yellow-painted hood. HMS Vulture (RNAS St. Merryn) and RAF Yelverton are not far from me, and sections of both still remain. I did two parachute jumps out of HMS Vulture. There’s a plaque on the wall in Padstow where Vulture’s married quarters were. Love the Corsair pics, still my favourite WWII fighter.
Note the oversized Irvin that chap at Yelverton is wearing!

 

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Kingfisher

YELVERTON. FLEET AIR ARM PILOTS.

Aboard the ARGUS, a Supermarine Spitfire coming up on the lift from the hangar.

A Naval pilot climbing into the cockpit of his Chance-Vought Corsair fighter, which he is about to put through its paces.
1943, NEW ENGLAND

Silhouette of planes going up by lift to the flight deck from inside the hangar on board HMS ARGUS.

 

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Looking down the hangar lift aboard the ARGUS as a plane is pushed on ready to come up on the fight deck.

Lieut J A Welpy, RN, the DLCO (or Batsman) giving advice to a pilot before taking off. HMS argus 1943

The plane seen caught in the nets by one wheel. (Note the rescue launch in the background) HMS argus 1943

Tirptiz raid 1944
Sub Lieut E D Knight, of Wincanton, reporting to his captain after arriving back from the attack. HMS furious

Mechanics working on the planes inside the hangar aboard HMS ARGUS.

Lieut J A Welpy, RN, the DLCO (or Batsman) at work on the flight deck of the ARGUS.

The pilot and observer take their place in the Kingfisher

FLEET AIR ARM TRAINING CENTRE AT PENSACOLA. MAY 1944
At the parachute store at Whiting Field. Left to right: C W A Somerville, of Pinner; A R Thornton, of Worksop; W L Quinn, of Peckham; C R Sweeting, of Hayes, Middlesex; and J K Mortimer, of London N12.

Lieut J A Welpy, RN, the DLCO (or Batsman) at work on the flight deck of the ARGUS.

 

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THE BARRACUDA, THE NAVY'S NEW TORPEDO BOMBER. 10 NOVEMBER 1943, LEE-ON-SOLVENT FLEET AIR ARM STATION.

SEPTEMBER 1944, ON BOARD HMS TRUMPETER, SCAPA FLOW.
Sub Lieut J H Lloyd (left), the observer, with his pilot brother, Petty Officer E W Lloyd, on the flight deck of the TRUMPETER

A Supermarine Walrus being catapulted. It leaves the ship at about 70mph.

USA 1943 Aircraft checkers in a RN Vought Chance-Vought Corsair.

USA 1943 A Wren Mechanic working on the aerial of an American Kingfisher.

FLEET AIR ARM TRAINING CENTRE AT PENSACOLA. MAY 1944,
Returning from a training flight with advanced squadron at Corry Field. Left to right: Sub Lieut Bloxham; ENS Pavonetti; Sub Lieut Barnfield; ENS Gibbons; Sub Lieut Jones; and Midshipman Golightly.

 

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1943, RAF STATION WITTERING Ammunitioning the .5 guns of the Grumman Hellcat.

BIG SHIPS AND DESTROYERS ON PATROL "UNDER THE WING" OF THE FLEET AIR ARM. 6 TO 9 JULY 1943, ON BOARD HMS FURIOUS, ON NORTHERN ALLIED CONVOY.
a Fairey Albacore warming up before setting off on anti-submarine patrol, USS SOUTH DAKOTA astern.

 

[s4rmark]

Absolutely amazing! Nice one

 

[Pilot]

Concur with all the bravos here...amazing photos!
Thx for sharing.

 

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1943, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION, STRETTON, LANCS. A Wren handing up a gun to her "mate" for fitting into the airplane.

Fairey Swordfish Mk I torpedo bombers of the Fleet Air Arm on a training flight from Crail in Scotland, 1940.

1944, ST MERRYN ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION This Fairey Swordfish aircraft in process of overhaul is nearly six years old and has flown the equivalent of five times round the world. Although its days of flying with first line squadrons of the Fleet Air Arm has been over for some time, when it emerges from the workshops it will be flying again towing targets for practice air firing for pilots and air gunner

HMS SPARROWHAWK, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION HATSTON Air gunners of the Fleet Air Arm.

Fleet Air Arm gunner in position at the nose of a Supermarine Walrus.

Fleet Air Arm gunners at the nose of a Supermarine Walrus.

A MALTA "VETERAN" - BRITISH NAVAL AIRMAN'S RECORD ON GEORGE CROSS ISLAND. 3 JUNE 1943. SUB LIEUT (A) W N JONES, RNVR, OF WARWICK HAS NEARLY COMPETED HIS SECOND SIX MONTHS' SPELL ON MALTA. HE HAS DONE MORE THAN 50 OPERATIONAL STRIKES WITH THE ISLAND'S AIR FORCES, AND HIS 540 HOURS ARE A RECORD FOR AN OBSERVER WITH THE FLEET AIR ARM, AND THE MACHINES HE HAS NAVIGATED HAVE A BAG OF 8 ENEMY SHIPS TO THEIR CREDIT.

1944, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION, DONIBRISTLE, SCOTLAND An Air Fitter, Ordnance, and a Wren Air Mechanic, Ordnance, feeding ammunition into the guns of an aircraft.

1942, NAVAL AIR STATION, HATSTON A FLEET AIR ARM FAIREY SWORDFISH BEING PREPARED FOR A "MET" FLIGHT
The Air Gunner prepared for the flight with the barometer strapped to his chest.

An Air gunner of a Fairey Swordfish.

 

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ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION HATSTON. MARCH 1942 Fairey Swordfish air gunner.

ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION HATSTON. MARCH 1942
Air gunners of a Fairey Swordfish squadron.

Naval air gunner in the nose of a Supermarine Walrus.

ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION HATSTON. MARCH 1942
Swordfish air gunner.

A Fairey Swordfish pilot.

 

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A Fairey Swordfish pilot.

In the line for flying clothing issue.
HMS ST VINCENT.

1943, LEE-ON-SOLENT FLEET AIR ARM STATION. A Leading naval airman being taught the use of a browning gun by a Marine instructor.

FORMBY ENTERTAINS THE FLEET AIR ARM IN THE EAST. MARCH 1945, AT ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION COLOMBO, CEYLON.
George and Beryl Fromby traveled by plane. The party includes, left to right: Major Dennis, RASC (local Ensa rep); Beryl Formby; Commander W I L Legge RNVR; George Formby; Captain (S) Cooper RN; Sub Lt Davies RNVR; Captain (A) Cubbitt RN, the Commanding Officer of the Naval Air Station where they Departed from

ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION HATSTON. MARCH 1942.
Fairey Swordfish pilot climbing into the cockpit as torpedo is fixed on.

 

[Lebensgefahr]

Excellent pictures, some really good flying clothing shots there.

 

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HMS ST VINCENT. 5 AUGUST 1943. AT HMS VINCENT, THE TRAINING ESTABLISHMENT IN WHICH PILOTS AND OBSERVERS OF THE FLEET AIR ARM SPEND THEIR FIRST FEW WEEKS. THE NEW RECRUIT LEARNS TO BE A SAILOR FIRST, SO THAT HE CAN LIVE IN TWO ELEMENTS SAFELY, THE SEA AND THE AIR.

SEAFIRE III'S OF THE FLEET AIR ARM AT GIBRALTAR. JULY 1944, AT THE NORTHERN FRONT AERODROME. ACTIVITIES OF THE ROYAL NAVAL AIR SECTION IN THE SERVICING OF AIRCRAFT DISEMBARKED FROM CARRIERS WHICH ARE NOT IN A POSITION TO LAND THEIR OWN MAINTENANCE RATINGS.

1944, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION, DONIBRISTLE, SCOTLAND. A plumb line being dropped from the nose of a Hellcat to harmonise the guns of the aircraft.

HMS SPARROWHAWK, ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION HATSTON. MARCH 1942. Torpedomen of HMS SPARROWHAWK working on the 18" torpedoes used by Fairey Swordfish. These cost 2000 pounds each.

SEAFIRE III'S OF THE FLEET AIR ARM AT GIBRALTAR. JULY 1944, AT THE NORTHERN FRONT AERODROME.

1943, ARBROATH ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION. DECK LANDING TRAINING. The deck landing control officer gives the signal "come down lower" during deck landing practice at a naval shore station.

1943, ARBROATH ROYAL NAVAL AIR STATION. DECK LANDING TRAINING.

BRITISH NAVAL PILOTS TRAIN IN AMERICA FOR WAR AGAINST JAPAN. NOVEMBER 1944, USA. MANY HUNDREDS OF BRITISH NAVAL PILOTS OF THE FLEET AIR ARM TRAINED IN AMERICA SIDE BY SIDE WITH AMERICAN CADETS FOR SERVICE IN THE PACIFIC AND INDIAN OCEANS. UNDER THE COMMAND OF AMERICAN INSTRUCTORS, THEY FIRST TAKE PRIMARY NAVY AIR TRAINING AT BUNKER HILL, INDIANA, AND THEN GO TO PENSACOLA, JACKSONVILLE, AND FORT LAUDERDALE, ALL IN THE STATE OF FLORIDA. AT THAT STAGE THEY LEAVE FOR MAINE, WHERE AT BRUNSWICK AND LEWISTON THEY ARE CONVERTED TO BRITISH METHODS AND HAVE DECK LANDING EXERCISES, UNTIL THE DAY COMES FOR ACTUAL CARRIER LANDING EXERCISES.
British Naval Air Arm cadets inspecting the engine of their primary training machine at Bunker Hill, Indiana. Left to right: Cadets D W Parkinson, of Whitley Bay, Northumberland; J B Moulsdale, of Liverpool; and C Prescott, of Atherton, Manchester

British ratings wheeling a helicopter of the British Naval Air Arm from its hangar at Floyd Bennett airfield, New York, where pilots are trained in flying these Sikorsky direct lift craft. Left to right: AM/E Williams of Cinderford, glos; LAM (A) Gould of Mitcham, Surrey; AFE Higgins of Dublin, Ireland; AME Garland of Purbright, Surrey; and Sgt Astbury of Rugeley, Staffs.

British Naval Air Arm pilots training in deck landing on the CHARGER at Norfolk virginia. The crews dash forward to move the Avenger back to the take-off position again after it has made one of the landings.

 

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Lieut W A Hamilton Jn, of Jacksonville, Fla gives some instructions on map contours to Second Lieut Schmidt of Minneapolis; Second Lieut R N Schade of Chicago; Sub Lieut J F Wood of Croydon, England; and Sub Lieut J D Wright of Auchtermuchty, Glasgow, Scotland at the Naval Air Station, Jacksonville, Florida.

1944 Two American Air mechanics start the training machine piloted by Cadet P Bradley of Derby, England, at Bunker Hill, Indiana.

1944 British Naval pilots searching the target for proof of their aim, after a morning spell of air firing, at Jacksonville. The American gunnery rating is checking up on the results.

1944 Five British Naval Air cadets relaxing at the soda fountain at Bunker Hill, Indiana, after their morning flying duties. Left to right: S A Medlar of Wimbledon, London; A G Purves of Edgeware, London; V G Sims of Bicester, Ox; D Newman of Wolverhampton; H E Scott of Birmingham.

1944 British train on helicopters. At Floyd Bennett, New York, Sub Lieut Penfold, of Cardiff, Wales; Sub Lieut Andrews of London; Sub Lieut Little of Auckland, New Zealand; and Lieut (A) Sharpe, of Bradford, Yorkshire, giving them instructions in the operations of Sikorsky IV helicopter which is in use for training British Naval Air pilots there.

1944 American and British cadets training together at Bunker Hill, having a game of pool. Left to right: R Claridge, of Banbury, England; F Baker, of Edinburgh, Scotland; L C Murphy, of Baltimore; and A B Williams, of High Point, N Carolina.

1944 British and American cadets checking on the flying programme board at Bunker Hill, Indiana.

1944 Whilst waiting their turn to take to the air, these British and American pilots at the Naval Air Station at Bunker Hill, Indiana, relax in the rest room.