The lads of 800B Flight preparing their Scimitars for the dawn

launch in HMS EAGLE, 1966.

The flight deck of HMS EAGLE, 1965.

Sea Vixens of 899 Sqdn ready for the dawn launch. HMS

EAGLE, 1966.

Tomorrow's luch coming aboard. A "RAS" (Replenishment At

Sea) in HMS EAGLE. The Indian Ocean, 1966.

The lads of 800B Flight polishing up their Scimitars in HMS

EAGLE in 1966.

One of 800B Flight's Scimitars ready to launch from HMS

EAGLE's waist catapult. 1965 in the Indian Ocean.

The flight deck of HMS THESEUS in 1953, St Paul's Bay,

Malta.

A Buccaneer 1 of 800 Sqdn taxying to the waist catapult of

HMS EAGLE in 1965.

A Fairey Gannet being manhandled in HMS EAGLE in 1953.

A Skyraider leaving HMS EAGLE's port catapult in 1953.

Waiting to launch from the starboard catapult, an Attacker.

HMS EAGLE in 1953. An Attacker launch with 5 folded Fireflies

and a Skyraider on the deck.

Heavy going. HMS EAGLE "shipping it green" over her flight deck in 1953. A Skyraider is taking the brunt of it, with 4

Fireflies next in line.

Heavy seas coming onto the cable decks of HMS EAGLE. 1953.

Admiral Creasey, C-in-C, and Vice Admiral Hughes-Hallet on

the flight deck of HMS EAGLE in 1953.

HMS CENTAUR passing south through the Suez Canal, February 1956.

Photo supplied by Mike Herbert.

HMS EAGLE, 1953. 800 & 809 Sqdn Attackers and Sea Hornets on deck.

ARK ROYAL, North Sea, 1957, "shipping it green", resulting in three engine changes for 804's Sea Hawks and several wet matelots. (Harry Nixon.)

HMS EAGLE 1965/66. A Sea Vixen of 899 Sqdn under the control of the hookmen. (John Stevens)

A sea Vixen of 899 Sqdn being re-spotted by handlers of HMS EAGLE, 1965/66. (John Stevens)

Even handlers make mistakes! A Sea Vixen of 899 Sqdn mishandled into the catwalk of HMS EAGLE at Mombassa in 1965.

EA2 Sims, a kingpin of 800B Flight. HMS EAGLE 1966.

Lt Peter McManuus of 800B Flight getting strapped in for launch in HMS EAGLE, 1966.

800B Flight post-flight powow in HMS EAGLE. 1966. Lt Cdr. Nigel Grier-Rees (CO) discussing technicalities with EA2 Sims and S/Lt. Bill Daysh (AEO).

800B Flight's aircrew about to get airborne. Left to right: Lt Cdr. Nigel Grier-Rees (CO), Lt Pete McManus (P) & Lt Paddy Waring (SP). HMS EAGLE 1966.

HMS EAGLE, October 1965. The SAR helicopter returning the aircrew of downed 800 Sqdn Buccaneer1 XN 934 after their successful ejection. (J Stevens)

The last remains of 800 Sqdn's Buccaneer1 XN 934 about to be recovered.

"804 Sdn Start engines". HMS ARK ROYAL in the Mediterranean, 1958. (Harry Nixon)