Five views of HMS ATHELING

Atheling secured forward and aft to buoys in harbour - note the signaller using semaphore to send and receive messages on the flight deck. Photo: Courtesy Garth Fletcher.

Duty as an aircraft transport on loan to the US Navy in the Pacific

ATHELINGs flight deck covered in US Navy Corsairs for transport in  the Pacific

Below: Four shots of loading aircraft from lighters in he Pacific; this is probably Manus Admiralty Islands.