
Aircraft | |
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Registration / Serial: | 1-18 |
Aircraft Original Type: | Grumman TBF Avenger |
Aircraft Generic Type: | General Motors TBM Avenger |
Aircraft Version: | General Motors TBM-3S2 Avenger |
C/n (msn): | 4591 |
Operator Titles: | Netherlands - Navy |
Location | |
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City / Area: | Atlantic Ocean [ Off-Airport ]Map (vicinity) |
Country: | International Airspace |
Ship / Rig: | HNLMS Karel Doorman R81 |
Photo Date: | 29 March 1955 |
Photo from: | AirHistory.net Photo Archive |
Photo ID: | 234178 |
Photo Comment |
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Avenger 1-18 (A-18), BuNo 91686, is pushed overboard after a landing mishap on the carrier Karel Doorman. Overhead, it looks like a Sea Fury is waiting for the deck to be cleared. The plane guard Sikorsky HO4S-3, 8-3 (H-3), is named Cleopatra. Photo from: Nederlands Instituut voor Militaire Historie This photo was added on 16 April 2020, and has since been viewed 811 times. |