File:HMS Ark Royal (R09) overhead view 1978.jpeg

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Description An overhead view of the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Ark Royal (R09), taken from an aircraft from the U.S. Navy carrier USS Independence (CVA-62) during cross-deck operations in 1971. Note the two light coloured U.S. Navy McDonnell Douglas F-4J Phantom II fighters on the flight deck. Both ships formed Task Force 401 and participated in NATO exercise "Royal Knight" in the North Atlantic.
Date September 1971; the photo is incorrectly dated "1978".
Source U.S. Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No. 1996.488.037.039, USS Independence (CVA-62) 1971-1972 cruise book photo [1]
Author U.S. Navy

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