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HMS Repulse escorting a troop convoy in the Indian Ocean toward Singapore, early Dec 1941; note dazzle camouflage scheme | D3A dive bomber taking off from carrier Akagi, Indian Ocean, 5 Apr 1942; the single vertical red stripe toward the rear end of fuselage identified this aircraft as from Akagi |
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Fulmar aircraft of No. 803 Squadron FAA landing on HMS Formidable in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr or early May 1942 | Fulmar aircraft of No. 803 Squadron FAA landing on HMS Formidable in the Indian Ocean off Madagasgar, late Apr to early May 1942 |
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HMAS Nestor underway alongside of HMS Formidable (not pictured), Indian Ocean, late Apr or early May 1942 | Martlet fighter of No. 888 Squadron FAA from HMS Formidable in flight over the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942; note HMS Warspite in background |
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Martlet fighters on the catapult of HMS Formidable, in the Indian Ocean off Madagascar, late Apr to early May 1942 | Albacore aircraft of No. 820 Squadron FAA having just taken off from HMS Formidable in the Indian Ocean, 29 May 1942; photo taken from HMS Warspite |
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HMS Formidable underway in the monsoon in the Indian Ocean, 23 Jun-2 Jul 1942 | Albacore torpedo bombers of No. 820 Squadron FAA from HMS Formidable in flight, over the Indian Ocean off Mombasa, Kenya, date unknown |
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HMS Formidable underway in the Indian Ocean off Mombasa, Kenya, date unknown | HMS Resolution and HMS Formidable underway in the Indian Ocean, 1942-1943 |
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Battleship Richelieu in the Indian Ocean, mid-1944 | Officers and sailors of USS Saratoga man the rails for HMS Illustrious passing close aboard as the British Eastern Fleet bids farewell to the American carrier, Indian Ocean northwest of Australia, 18 May 1944. |