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Operations with the Eastern Fleet
May 17th 1944: A Corsair is brought up from the hangar on the forward lift ILLUSTRIOUS.- the attack on Surabaya © IWM A 24276
May 17th 1944: Corsairs rangerd on the flight deck of the ILLUSTRIOUS prepare to launch for the attack on Surabaya © IWM A 24274
May 17th 1944: Corsair JT 372 about to launch for Surabaya strike ©IWM A 24273
May 17th 1944: Surabaya port facilities and airfield under attack. Image from US Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation ID: NNAM.1996.488.024.024
May 17th 1944: Corsair JT358 ('6P') landing on after the Surabaya strike © IWM A 24279
May 17th 1944: Sub Lieut (A) A. W. Sutton, RCNVR after his return from the attack on Surabaya © IWM A 24280
Corsairs of 15 Wing being ranged after the Soeraboya strike - the USS SARATOGA and her destroyer escort prepare to pass ILLUSTRIOUS as they depart having concluded their period of joint operations. © IWM A 24269
May 17th 1944: The flight deck being cleared of Corsairs at sunset ready for the Avenger dusk patrol to land on. © IWM 24277
Preparing two Corsairs for flight at RNAS Wingfield, Cape Town. C. February 1946. Nearest the camera is KD696 ‘111/D’ which bears the nose art “YANGTZE NANCY”. Image from the collection of Sub-Lt (A) (P) Cyril F. Worthington-White RCNVR.
June 21st 1944: Sub-Lieut John R Baker, RCNVR inspects the large hole in the starboard horizontal stabilizer of his aircraft. © IWM (A 24705)
Squadron personnel
Aircrew brieifing: present are - Lt Cdr A M Tritton, DSC and Bar, RNVR, 15 Wing Leader, Lt L H E Rettallick, RNVR, Sub Lt A Booth, RNVR, Lt Cdr N S Hanson, DSC, RNVR, 1833 CO, Lt D F Hadman, RNVR, Sub Lt S Newton, RNVR, © IWM A 28006
Lieut (A) D. F. Hadman, RNVR, with AM(L) Harry Morgan, AM(E) Basil Licence, AF(A) Henry Webster, AF(O) Peter Mathews. April 45 © IWM A 29452
Lieut (A) J. R. Baker, RCNVR, with AM(L) V. E. Finlayson, AM(A) Stanley Parkinson, AM(E) Cyril Barnard, AM(O) Vincent Dixon. April 45 © IWM A 29443
Lieut (A) Gordon Aitken, RNVR, with -2nd from left to 2nd from right (outside men not known) Petty Officer R M Leece, AM(O) R. A. Josey, AM(A) T. W. Ryder. April 45 © IWM A 29456
Lieut (A) M. I Ritchie, RNZNVR, with Petty Officer (RM) E. Patterson, AM(O) C. H .Langworthy, AM(E ) G. J. Wheat,; AM(A) C. A. Mitchell.
Sub Lieut (A) F. B. Hoffe, RNZNVR, with AM(L) W. A. Mollison, Petty Officer (RM) K. St Leger, AM(A) B. H. Felce, AM(E) T. S. Hull. April 45 © IWM A 29454
Sub Lieut (A) J. A. O. Shaw, RNVR, with AM€ Edward Gaffney, AM(A) Iveion L. Pegler. April 45 © IWM A 29458
Lieut (A) A. Booth, RNVR, with AM(O) Basil Crawford, AM(A) John McIntosh, AM(E) John Buck. April 45 © IWM A 29445
Lieut (A) B. D. Quigg, RNZNVR, with AM(A) Denis Cahill, AM(E) Arthur Baker. April 45 © IWM A 29453
