HMS Ark Royal R-09
Donald "Don" Morrison, R.N. Collection
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The tail section of a Fairey Gannet that crashed on HMS Ark Royal R-09 in 1961.



1961: A De Havilland Sea Vixen seen launching from the starboard catapult of HMS Ark Royal R-09.



1961: A Westland Whirlwind taking off from HMS Ark Royal R-09.



1961: A Westland Whirlwind taking off from HMS Ark Royal R-09.



1962: A De Havilland Sea Vixen with a damaged arrestor hook caught in the emergency barrier on HMS Ark Royal R-09.
(All photos courtesy of Donald "Don" Morrison, R.N.)





Donald "Don" Morrison, R.N. Collection
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