HMS Royal Sovereign at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1940sUS and British ships gathering in Hvalfjörður, Iceland in preparation of a convoy, date unknownAlbacore aircraft of No. 820 Squadron, British Fleet Air Arm taking off from HMS Victorious, which was on distant cover for Arctic convoys, Mar 1942USS Wichita and HMS London escorting Allied convoy PQ-17, Jun 1942
HMS Royal Sovereign at Scapa Flow, Scotland, United Kingdom, 1940sUS and British ships gathering in Hvalfjörður, Iceland in preparation of a convoy, date unknownAlbacore aircraft of No. 820 Squadron, British Fleet Air Arm taking off from HMS Victorious, which was on distant cover for Arctic convoys, Mar 1942USS Wichita and HMS London escorting Allied convoy PQ-17, Jun 1942
HMS Formidable and HMS Renown, probably off North Africa, circa Nov-Dec 1942British ships Vienna (center), Carlisle (behind Vienna), Dido (behind Carlisle), Ashanti (right), Oakley (behind Ashanti), Maidstone (behind Oakley), and Formidable (rear) at Algiers, Algeria, circa 1942-1943Corsair Mk II fighter of British No. 1830 Naval Air Squadron landing aboard HMS Illustrious, Dec 1943Corsair Mk II fighter of British No. 1833 Naval Air Squadron landing aboard HMS Illustrious, Dec 1943
HMS Formidable and HMS Renown, probably off North Africa, circa Nov-Dec 1942British ships Vienna (center), Carlisle (behind Vienna), Dido (behind Carlisle), Ashanti (right), Oakley (behind Ashanti), Maidstone (behind Oakley), and Formidable (rear) at Algiers, Algeria, circa 1942-1943Corsair Mk II fighter of British No. 1830 Naval Air Squadron landing aboard HMS Illustrious, Dec 1943Corsair Mk II fighter of British No. 1833 Naval Air Squadron landing aboard HMS Illustrious, Dec 1943
Cruiser HMS Belfast bombarding German positions off Normandy, France, 24-25 Jun 1944British Royal Navy Commander Cross reviewing a convoy movement map with Captain Lake, Derby House, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, 26 or 27 Sep 1944A burner in operation on the deck of a ship at night at Harland and Wolff
Cruiser HMS Belfast bombarding German positions off Normandy, France, 24-25 Jun 1944British Royal Navy Commander Cross reviewing a convoy movement map with Captain Lake, Derby House, Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, 26 or 27 Sep 1944A burner in operation on the deck of a ship at night at Harland and Wolff's yard in Liverpool, England, United Kingdom, 27 Oct 1944


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