Having looked with envy at John's photos of the "rich life", I found some old shots of the steam driven Navy
826NAS with a stream landing, HMS Eagle about October 1971 (checking the log book, I'm in 142 on 5 spot, with Chris Waite as P2! We were returning from a fly past at Sembawang, not sure what for?)
Fly One, HMS Eagle, around the same time. Looking at the sea surface, it would appear a calm day. Looks can be deceiving!
Painting the flight deck was a harmless way to get a bit of bronzy-bronzy: fine study of the Ship's Flight Wessex HAS1
