FLEET AIR ARM IN THE FROZEN NORTH. JANUARY 1944, A ROYAL NAVAL FLEET REQUIREMENTS UNIT BASED IN THE ORKNEYS SERVES WARSHIPS IN NORTHERN LATITUDES. EQUIPPED WITH A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT TYPES, THE FLEET AIR ARM UNITS TOW TARGETS FOR THE HEAVY 'ACK-ACK' AND STAGE MOCK DIVE-BOMBING ATTACKS TO GIVE PRACTICE TO CLOSE RANGE WEAPONS. ONE AIRCRAFT CLIMBS THROUGH THE CLOUDS EVERY MORNING TO COLLECT METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION. - One of the Unit's "Havocs" being thawed out ready for its next job. The snow is being swept off its wings while warm air is pumped round the engine through huge pipes to ensure qu
FLEET AIR ARM IN THE FROZEN NORTH. JANUARY 1944, A ROYAL NAVAL FLEET REQUIREMENTS UNIT BASED IN THE ORKNEYS SERVES WARSHIPS IN NORTHERN LATITUDES. EQUIPPED WITH A VARIETY OF AIRCRAFT TYPES, THE FLEET AIR ARM UNITS TOW TARGETS FOR THE HEAVY 'ACK-ACK' AND STAGE MOCK DIVE-BOMBING ATTACKS TO GIVE PRACTICE TO CLOSE RANGE WEAPONS. ONE AIRCRAFT CLIMBS THROUGH THE CLOUDS EVERY MORNING TO COLLECT METEOROLOGICAL INFORMATION. - One of the Unit's "Havocs" being thawed out ready for its next job. The snow is being swept off its wings while warm air is pumped round the engine through huge pipes to ensure quick starting
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