THE REBUILT AIRCRAFT-CARRIER VICTORIOUS, which will be commissioned at Portsmouth next Tuesday. The 16-year-old ship is described by the Admiralty as the world’s most up-to-date vessel of her type. She is fitted with all the British-developed aids to naval flying—the fully-angled flight deck, steam catapults, and mirror deck-landing aids. TOP: The Victorious at her berth in Portsmouth harbour. BOTTOM: A view from the stern showing the overhang of the fully-angled flight deck and the port mirror deck-landing aid. The flight deck is 775ft long and is capable of handling the heaviest naval aircraft.
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Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28480, 9 January 1958, Page 9
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93THE REBUILT AIRCRAFT-CARRIER VICTORIOUS, which will be commissioned at Portsmouth next Tuesday. The 16-year-old ship is described by the Admiralty as the world’s most up-to-date vessel of her type. She is fitted with all the British-developed aids to naval flying—the fully-angled flight deck, steam catapults, and mirror deck-landing aids. TOP: The Victorious at her berth in Portsmouth harbour. BOTTOM: A view from the stern showing the overhang of the fully-angled flight deck and the port mirror deck-landing aid. The flight deck is 775ft long and is capable of handling the heaviest naval aircraft. Press, Volume XCVII, Issue 28480, 9 January 1958, Page 9
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