1850 Squadron Photographs, Page 2

Seafire Supermarine III barrier crash, HMS. Vengeance in February 1945.

Seafire Supermarine III barrier crash, HMS. Vengeance in February 1945.  Aircraft Code No. JT3V, Serial No. NN571.  Possibly, a visitor from No. 761 Squadron performing deck landing trails?.

Corsair from 1850 Squadron, 'landing on' exercises in the Clyde, Scotland. February 1945.

1850 Squadron Corsair lands on, with long range fuel tank.

En-route to Malta, in March 1945, 1850 Corsair lands on. Looks like the first wire to.

1850 Squadron Corsair 'landed on' HMS. Vengeance, crash tender in background.

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A busy day on the flight deck in 1945.

Corsair 'A' of 1850 Sqdn. lands on HMS. Vengeance.  Pilot Lt. Cdr. M. Hordern.  Crash tender in background.

The unique style of  the Corsair, with it's inverted gull-wing shape.