HMS Ocean - Full Flight Deck

[KLNA-Cessna-Jockey]

Just found a load of my dad's old photo's.

He was on HMS Ocean during the Korean war as a WAFU Armourer working on Hogie Carmichael's Sea Fury (First piston aircraft to shoot down a jet)

Great picture of a full flight deck and sortie info below.

http://www.gracecraft.co.uk/hidden1

 

[Six_and_a_Half]

Any idea of what the take-off run was for one of those? From the picture it would seem they were quite pushed for length!

 

[KLNA-Cessna-Jockey]

Sorry Peter, can't answer that one, however, Wikipedia shows Ocean as 630 feet in length.

There is still a Sea Fury in service in the historic flight at Heron (Yeovilton).

I know people from Heron use this site so hopefully someone may be able to answer the take off roll for you.

 

[JunglyDaz]

You're shagged if the only 'S' one is at the stern! Who'd be a chockhead??

 

[neil6814]

I remember when I was in Gibralter in '53. The Theseus or the Ocean came on her way home from Korea, and instead of using tugs to turn the ship around, she had aircraft ranged on the flight deck, for'd of the island faced to starb'd, aft faced to port. They then just revved the aircraft engines up and the ship turned around on the proverbial sixpence. the tugs then just nudged her in alongside.

 

[higthepig]

The Aircraft are being launched by catapult. The free takeoff would be from approx, the fourth aircraft down.

Junglydaz bear in mind that the wings fold.

 

[Stripey_G]

The Aircraft are being launched by catapult. The free takeoff would be from approx, the fourth aircraft down.

Junglydaz bear in mind that the wings fold.

Wings fold??...not when they're flying surely?? :grin: :grin:

(I know Hig, shut the fcuk up!) :shock:

 

[KLNA-Cessna-Jockey]

Well done Hig, you're right, I forget they had catapult launch.

 

[chockhead819]

and whats the betting the AEO of the squadron would want the last cab on the deck for servicing!

 

[jungle_jim]

You're shagged if the only 'S' one is at the stern! Who'd be a chockhead??

it dont matter which one is TU. they will still ask for the one at the arse end

 

[KLNA-Cessna-Jockey]

OK boys, what do "You're shagged if the only 'S' " and "it dont matter which one is TU" mean?

Sorry to be a thicko !

 

[Chalky]

Wings fold??...not when they're flying surely??

How else do you think they flap hard enough to take off? Silly man. :razz: