PICTURE GALLERY POST WAR
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495 photographed from another sqn aircraft by SLt P Rickard894 Sqdn. dingy drill showing David Hamilton, John Eatwell,Paddy Lynch,Along side at Boston Mass. HMS VictoriousHM's private visit to Eagle 29/4/1959"oops - no brakes!" Monty Mellor. Charles Evans & Capt Frewin with HM Queen Elizabeth and Prince CharlesAlong side at New york. HMS VictoriousQueens Flypast HMS EagleQueens visit HMS EagleLt Nevil LocketHamilton, Clarke, Edmonds & Kitchen.Lt. Paddy LychCatapulting894 on board HMS Victorious 1958 Think prior to trip to USA. 894 Airbourne near maltaRNARS Hal Far Malta894 tearaways !!About to decklandLanding on USS EssexDamage to Radome after flying through cu-nimbus. pilot - Andy CoplandDamage to radar scanner and dome
I am grateful to David Hamilton for many of the pictures. The colour pictures were taken by Lt. Nevil Locket ex 894 who continued to fly as Air Captain for Qantas and lived in Sydney. Sadly Nevil passed away just 2011.