Corsair 1 and HMS 'Puncher'

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World War II. In 1944 the British aircraft carrier HMS 'Puncher' was used to ferry American Corsair aircraft of 1845 Squadron of the Fleet Air Arm from Norfolk, Virginia to RNAS Eglinton, Northern Ireland. It is unlikely that the scene illustrated ever occurred. The aircraft is approaching the carrier to land. The ship will have turned into the wind for this operation. The carrier's 'island' (ship's bridge, operations room, etc.) is on the right of the ship when approaching from behind. This gives the pilot the whole length of the ship as a runway.

Fleet Air Arm Museum

Ilchester

Title

Corsair 1 and HMS 'Puncher'

Date

1997

Medium

acrylic on canvas

Measurements

H 50.5 x W 68.5 cm

Accession number

2001/122/0001

Acquisition method

gift from J. D. P. Foulkes, 2001

Work type

Painting

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