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HMS ATTACKER gallery

Images and memorabilia  from the private collections of:  Images marked ♥ are courtesy of David Hamilton, his uncle, SSX28439 Leading Seaman William Massey, served on ATTACKER as a member of the 4" Gun crew. He joined her at San Francisco and left after the Salerno landings. Images marked ♦ are courtesy of Christopher Pegler, his father, Major Richard Pegler, Royal Artillery, was the Army Liaison Officer on board during the ship’s operations in the Mediterranean, in particular Operations AVALANCHE and DRAGOON. Images marked ♣ are courtesy of George Clarke, his father Sub Lt. (A) William Anthony Clarke, RNVR (P) served with 879 squadron March - October 1944. He flew missions during Operation DRAGOON, the invasion of Southern France, Operation OUTING I & OUTING II in the Dodecanese Islands, and Operation MANNA, the reoccupation of Piraeus. Images marked ♠ are courtesy of Courtesy of Peter Small, his father was Surg. Lt William Small RNVR who served aboard ATTACKER.

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Return to the Mediterranean: May - October 1944

March 1944: HMS ATTACKER, Bangor Bay Northern Ireland after conversion to an Assault Carrier.
Visit of Rear Admiral Escort Carriers, Rear Admiral A. W. La Touche Bisset (centre) and his aide Lieut Cdr J. W. Sleigh, DSC. Attackers commanding officer Capt W. W. P. Shirley-Rollison is pictured on the right. © IWM_A21872
The ship's company and personnel of 879 squadron aboard HMS ATTACKER in Bangor Bay Northern Ireland, March 1944. ♥
Personnel of 879 squadron aboard HMS ATTACKER in Bangor Bay Northern Ireland, March 1944. ♠
Spares are taken on board from a Motor Torpedo boat. Date an place unknown.†
View across the flight deck of HMS ATTACKER anchored in the Bay of Naples, July 1944.
Right hand smoke plume marks the spot where Sub lt. Clarke's bombs landed on August 19th 1944 attacking a suspected Tank during the invasion of Southern France.♣
August 21st 1944 (1) Sub Lt. Clarke flying LR710, comes into to land .♣
August 21st 1944 (2) Sub Lt. Clarke flying LR710, has bounced over all the arrester wires and cleared both the crash barriers. ♣
August 21st 1944 (3) Sub Lt. Clarke flying LR710, has ended in the forward deck park, damaging LR643, NN128 & LR740. ♣Ω
August 21st 1944 (4) Sub Lt A.A. Gowan RNZNVR was critically injured in the crash, he was still in the cockpit of his aircraft (NN128) having taxied forward into the aircraft park, his thigh was broken by LR740's airscrew which ripped through the cockpit door. ♣Ω
August 21st 1944 (1) caught on camera by his wingman, Sub Lt A.I.R. Shaw parachutes to safety over Southern France after his aircraft took heavy flak. He was soon captured but subsequently escaped and was helped by locals until the advancing allied forces reached his location. ♣Ω
August 21st 1944 (2) caught on camera by his wingman, Sub Lt A.I.R. Shaw parachutes to safety over Southern France after his aircraft took heavy flak. He was soon captured but subsequently escaped and was helped by locals until the advancing allied forces reached his location. ♣Ω
Sub Lt. Clarke flying in Seafire MB270 'A ' overhead HMS ATTACKER, near Crete, on September 16th 1944.  ♣Ω
Maintainers manually rotating the engine cylinders on a Seafire L.IIC  ♦
Lt. Cdr Baldwin leads begin his take off run to lead an attack on shipping in Rhodes Harbour, September 19th 1944.

 

 

Operations with East Indies Fleet : June - October 1945

HMS ATTACKER at Trincomalee.
Personnel of 879 squadron ashore at RNAS Trincomalee 1945.
September 1945 - HMS ATTACKER enters Singapore harbour, the ship is 'dressed' for entering harbour, a Seafire of 879 squadron stands p on the flight deck wearing invasion marking.
Members of the Radar division May1945.

 

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