Fleet Air Arm FAA 1700 Naval Air Squadron
Walrus MkI FAA 1700NAS after rescuing a 896NAS Hellcat pilot Nicobar Islands 8th July 1945 01
Walrus MkI FAA 1700NAS F Lawrence landing aboard HMS Ameer 8th July 1945 01
Walrus MkI FAA 1700NAS with rescued 896NAS Sub.Lt Gregory aboard HMS Ameer 8th July 1945 01
Photo series: showing FAA pilot F Lawrence landing aboard HMS Ameer with downed 896NAS Helcat pilot Sub.Lt Gregory who was rescued only 200 yards from Nicobar Islands shoreline under enemy fire. A heroic feat 8th July 1945. The Nicobar Islands are an archipelagic island chain in the eastern Indian Ocean.
Walrus MkI FAA 1700NAS Naval Air Station Lee on Solent and HMS Emperor Nov 1944
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