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Roy Nobel Collection |
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May 1957: HMS Warrior and a cadre of support ships seen off Christmas Island preparing for Operation Grapple (Hydrogen bomb tests). |
(Photo taken by
Petty Officer Photographer
John Noble, R.N.) |
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May 15, 1957: Grapple 1 hydrogen bomb exploding over Malden Island. |
(Photo taken by Petty Officer Photographer John Noble, R.N.) |
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An Avenger AS4 being jettisoned from HMS Warrior due to radiation contamination from Operation Grapple. |
(Photo taken by Petty Officer Photographer John Noble, R.N.) |
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An Avenger AS4 jettisoned from HMS Warrior due to radiation contamination from Operation Grapple. |
(Photo taken by Petty Officer Photographer John Noble, R.N.) |
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September 1957: HMS Warrior seen off Christmas Island. |
(Photo taken by Petty Officer Photographer John Noble, R.N.) |
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September 1957: HMS Warrior seen off the Falkland Islands. |
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| October 1957: HMS Warrior possibly at Gibraltar. |
(All photos from the collection of Roy Noble) Courtesy of David Butler, R.N. |
Page published Nov. 21, 2012 |