English: The Royal Navy during the Second World War- Madagascar, April - May 1942
Fairey Fulmar fighters on the flight deck of HMS FORMIDABLE part of the naval covering force for the Madagascar Operations. The covering force left from Colombo on 24 April 1942, arrived at the Seychelles to refuel on 1 May and after covering the operations at Madagascar returned to Mombasa on 10 May. Note the raised aerial masts on either side of the deck.
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Admiralty Official Collection
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Royal Navy, FORMIDABLE (HMS)
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British Occupation of Madagascar 1942, Indian Ocean, Second World War
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Fleet Air Arm 1939-1945, Royal Navy 1939-1945
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convoys, naval aviation
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photographs
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