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| Ark Royal immediately after launching, 13 Apr 1937 | A flight of Swordfish I aircraft of No. 820 Squadron Fleet Air Arm flying over carrier Ark Royal, 1939 |
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| Ark Royal soon after completion, circa late-1938 or early-1939 | One Swordfish aircraft taking off of Ark Royal while another prepared to land, circa 1939 |
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| Ark Royal seen from the air, date unknown | Bombs falling astern of Ark Royal during Battle of Cape Spartivento, 27 Nov 1940 |
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| Watercolor by Edward Tufnell depicting Ark Royal under German bomber attack, 1941 | Watercolor by Edward Tufnell depicting Renown, Malaya, and Ark Royal, 1941 |
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| Six Skua aircraft of No. 800 Squadron Fleet Air Arm lining up on deck before taking off from Ark Royal, Apr 1941 | Skua aircraft landing on HMS Ark Royal, Apr 1941 |
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| Carrier HMS Ark Royal listing badly after a torpedo from German submarine U-81 opened a large hole in her starboard side east of Gibraltar, 13 Nov 1941. | Legion sailing alongside of Ark Royal in attempt to evacuate the carrier's crew, 13 Nov 1941, photo 1 of 2 |
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| Legion sailing alongside of Ark Royal in attempt to evacuate the carrier's crew, 13 Nov 1941, photo 2 of 2 |
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