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Petty Officer George Wylam, R.N. Collection |
(1920-1966) |
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A Fairey Fulmar after a bad landing on HMS Victorious. |
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A Fairey Fulmar after a bad landing on HMS Victorious. |
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Transporting a bomb on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. |
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Fairey Albacores seen on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. |
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A crashed Fairey Albacore seen on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. |
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A crashed Fairey Albacore seen on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. |
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A damaged Fairey Albacore seen on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. |
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A crashed Fairey Albacore seen on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. |
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Officers and men pose around a Fairey Fulmar on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. George Wylam is seen in the second row, seventh from left. |
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Officers and men pose around a Fairey Fulmar on the flight deck of HMS Victorious. George Wylam is seen in the second row, seventh from left. |
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October 1942: Prime Minister Winston Churchill coming aboard HMS Victorious. |
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October 1942: Sir Stafford Cripps, M.P., a member of the War Cabinet, leader of the House of Commons and Lord Privy Seal coming aboard HMS Victorious. |
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October 1942: Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Captain Henry C. Bovell, R.N., commanding officer of HMS Victorious seen on the flight deck. Sir Stafford Cripps is seen at right, Randolph Churchill is seen in the background. |
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October 1942: Prime Minister Winston Churchill, his son Randolph, Sir Stafford Cripps, M.P., Captain Henry C. Bovell, R.N., commanding officer of HMS Victorious and an unidentified Rear Admiral seen on an aircraft elevator of HMS Victorious. |
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October 1942: Prime Minister Winston Churchill seen on HMS Victorious. |
(All photos from the collection of PO George Wylam, R.N.) Courtesy of John Wylam |
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MaritimeQuest extends a big thank you to John Wylam, who went to a lot of time and expense to get this collection scanned and sent to us. We greatly appreciate John for allowing us to publish his father's collection. Also thanks to Barry Lake who helped identify some of the photos in the collection. |
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Page published May 1, 2021 |