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Maiden voyage, Ferry trip to Greenock : December 1943 - February 1944

HMS BEGUM at sea, possibly on passage from Vancouver to the Panama anal on route to the UK. C. December 1943

HMS BEGUM at Greenock February 6th 1944. © IWM A 21736

HMS BEGUM at Greenock February 6th 1944. © IWM A 21737

Captain J. E. Broome, DSC, RN, Commanding Officer HMS BEGUM, Greenock February 23rd 1944 © IWM A 21925

The East Indies Fleet, operations with 21 ACS: June 1944 - January 1945

HMS BEGUM at Kilindini, Kenya. Date unknown.

MS BEGUM at sea operating the Avengers of 832 squadron.

June 1st 1944: Avenger JZ231 ('4Q') of 832 squadron piloted by Sub-Lt J. E. Randall RNVR takes off from HMS BEGUM

June 1st 1944: On its return to the ship Avenger JZ231 ('4Q') has failed to catch a wire and is stopped by No.1 barrier

June 1st 1944: Maintenance personnel assess the damage and prepare to recover Avenger JZ231 ('4Q') from No.1 barrier.

Avenger ('4P') of 832 squadron suffered a broken tail wheel after a heavy landing.

Having just safely landed on this Avenger has hydraulically folded its wings and is paring to taxi forward to the aircraft parking area so that the barriers can be raised to allow the second aircraft in the circuit can land on.

One of 832 squadron's four Wildcat fighters bounces on landing and probably suffered damage to its propeller from 'pecking' the deck.

Another Wildcat successfully catches the arrestor wire .