Boats - Sailing - Ships
Sep. 24, 1954 - Angled Desk Trails at Sea, Aerial view of H.M.S Albion: This aerial view of H.M Aircraft Carrier Albion was made at the sea yesterday during flight trials. It clearly shows the new Angled deck of the carrier. On the old conventional flight deck the landing aircraft were arrested by wires or else crashed, this new deck, if the aircraft is unable to pull up in time the pilot merely opens throttle and takes off again. The Angled Deck is British invention first tried out in the United States Navy
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13170969
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46185073
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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