1953 Sea Fury barrier landing in HMS THESEUS 01.

Same Sea Fury barrier landing in HMS THESEUS 02.

Crash Party fitting a sling to another Sea Fury in HMS THESEUS, 1953, after a barrier landing.

(1 of 3) A Sea Fury belly-up after a barrier landing in HMS THESEUS, 1953.

(2 of 3). HMS THESEUS, 1953. The Sea Fury after its barrier landing.

(3 of 3) The Sea Fury belly-up after its barrier landing. HMS THESEUS, 1953.

Slipping ashore without permission. A Firefly of 826 Sqdn in

HMS INDOMITABLE (en route to Casablanca, 17 March 1954).

HMS INDOMITABLE. Bent Sea Fury with a collapsed starboard undercarriage.

17 March, 1954. (Not a good day for INDOMITABLE!)

HMS EAGLE, 1966. A barrier landing by a Sea Vixen of 899 Sqdn.

HMS EAGLE, 1966. The flight deck temporarily blocked by the Sea Vixen's successful barrier landing.

A Sea Fury storming the second barrier in HMS EAGLE, 1953.

HMS EAGLE, 1953. After passing through the first barrier, the Sea Fury is

stopped by the second, narrowly missing the aircraft parked forward.

HMS EAGLE 1953. A Sea Hornet of 809 Sqdn heads for the barrier.

809 Sqdn's Sea Hornet getting legless in HMS EAGLE, 1953.

The Sea Hornet at rest after its barrier landing. HMS EAGLE, 1953.

The aftermath of the Sea Hornet barrier landing.

HMS VICTORIOUS, 1960 (1 of 4). A sea Vixen's starboard leg collapses on landing. A drop tank breaks loose and catches fire.

(2 of 4). The aircraft is engulfed in flames. Aircrew still on baord.

(3 of 4) Pilot out; observer baling out over the cockpit.

(4 of 4) Fire out; all safe.

(1 of 2) Sibu, Sarawak, 13 June 1964. The result of 845 Sqdn's Wessex "Golf"

going into ground resonance on the dispersal.

(2 of 2) The Golf accident from the air.

HMS EAGLE, 1953. A Firefly scaling the barrier with deck handlers running for their lives.

A Firefly with a collapsed starboard leg in HMS EAGLE, 1953.

Injured Firefly being hauled off the deck. HMS EAGLE, 1953.

HMS CENTAUR in the North Sea, October 1955. A Sea Hawk with its trottle stuck open. Sequence supplied by Mike Herbert. (1 of 4)

Seahawk 02. The pilot steers his wayward aircraft into the only available space - which is full of aircraft handlers!

Seahawk 03. Leaving its tail behind, the stricken aircraft heads for the side. Note the handler at the nose being shoved over the side.

Seahawk 04. Into the drink! The pilot and the handler were both safely recovered by the SAR chopper.