HMS Centaur with angled deck, Grand Harbour, Malta
Sep. 09, 1955 - Angle of an angle: HMS Centaur was the first British flat top to be fitted with the angled deck, the British invention that was adopted by the US Navy. She also has the British-invented mirror landing aid, a robot which replaces the batsman in landing aircraft. Photo shows a low flying photographer providing a new angle on HMS Centaur as she leaves Grand Harbour, Malta, for exercises. Ship's company is lined up on the flight deck and Seahawks of Squadrons 806 and 803 are on the angled deck
Picture No
13174466
Media ID
46906920
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4459px x 5539px
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(c) Keystone Pictures USA/ZUMAPRESS.com/Mary Evans
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Keystone Pictures USA
