A Firefly M7 of 796 Sqdn., Culdorse, 1956

An 849D Flight Gannet landing on HMS EAGLE, 1969.

A Phantom on the waist catapult. HMS EAGLE, 1969/70.

Phantom launch from the waist catapult of HMS EAGLE, 1969/70.

Rocket-firing Sea Vixen of 899 Sqdn. HMS EAGLE, 1969.

Sea Vixen shockwave. 899 Sqdn. HMS EAGLE, 1969.

A flypast of aircraft from HMS EAGLE off the coast of USA in 1969, celebrating the completion of a NATO exercise.

A Sea Hawk landing on HMS EAGLE in 1958/9.

804 Sqdn Sea Hawk 161 from HMS ARK ROYAL being ground run at Naples, 1958. Photo by courtesy of Harry Nixon POAF(E).

F.O.F.T's Sea Devon "barge" at Station Flight, Heron, 1956. Photo by courtesy of Harry Nixon, POAF(E)

Sea Hawk 170 starting for a ground run. The plume of smoke at 2 o'clock is the exhaust from its cartridge starter. Photo by courtesy of Harry Nixon.

HMS Heron, 1954. AA4 Sam Salmonds and crew with a visiting Sea Venom. Photo by courtesy of Harry Nixon.

A Fairey Gannet at HMS HERON in 1956. (Harry Nixon)

A Firefly Mk7 at HMS HERON in 1956. (Harry Nixon)

A USN Skyhawk on board HMS ARK ROYAL in cross operations with the USN in the Mediterranean for a NATO exercise in 1958. (Harry Nixon)

A USN Crusader launching from HMS ARK ROYAL in 1958. (Harry Nixon)

A USN Crusader landing on HMS ARK ROYAL in 1958. (Harry Nixon)

A USN Crusader on board HMS ARK ROYAL in 1958. (Harry Nixon).

A USN Skyhawk landing on HMS ARK ROYAL in 1958. (Harry Nixon).

A Sea Vixen of 899 Sqdn landing in HMS EAGLE in 1965/66. (John Stevens)

FAW1 Sea Vixen 244 of 890 Sqdn launching from HMS ARK ROYAL in 1963. (John Stevens)

!965/66, HMS EAGLE. Scimitar 116 of 800B Flight with Buccaneer1 of 800 Sqdn pulling away from an in-flight-refuelling session. (John Stevens)

1965/66, HMS EAGLE. Scimitar 111 of 800B Flight refuelling an RAF Javelin. (John Stevens)

A Scimitar of 800B Flight, HMS EAGLE, 1965.

A Scimitar of 800B Flight landing on HMS EAGLE in 1965/66. (John Stevens)

Scimitar 116 of 800B Flight, HMS EAGLE, 1965/66. (John Stevens)