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She participated in exercises with the Home Fleet and joined it in Gibraltar in September and October. The Japanese fighters shot down one Seafire on their first pass and crippled an Avenger. (Operation LENTIL - See OPERATION PACIFIC 16,000lb could be catapulted at up to 66knots. t t o, Deo Flagship, Thomas states that the commanding officer of 1840 Squadron was lost on 24 August, Campbell, pp. or VICTORIOUS in 1st 8384; McCart, pp. Hard landing for a Supermarine Seafire on HMS Indefatigable. Group in support of preparation for US landings on Okinawa. The squadron claimed to have shot down a Nakajima Ki-43 "Oscar", for the loss of a Firefly that ran out of fuel and had to ditch next to the ship. (c) 2003, HMS INDEFATIGABLE - Implacable-class ground. HISTORIES of ROYAL NAVY WARSHIPS But, shortly after work began in 1937, the doubts that had been afflicting the Admiralty about the size of the type's air group finally spurred action. to Japanese waters with HM Destroyers BARFLEUR, WRANGLER and WAKEFUL. f W a r S e r v i c Implacable and Indefatigable would have an effective flight deck length of 760ft and the variable width rated as 90ft. o 28th Task Group 38.5 with HMS KING GEORGE V, Home a t t He transferred his flag to Indomitable on arrival at Colombo on 10 December 1944. AVENGER aircraft caused 1 death and 2 Thought to be Selected Originals from late 1940s material. HMS Indefatigable was an Implacable -class aircraft carrier of the British Royal Navy. INDOMITABLE and HMS VICTORIOUS in joint Under LV Destroyers in line ahead leaving Gibraltar. on Sumatra during passage to Australia for 15th The following day, King George VI inspected the ship; the ground crews later embarked for 820, 887, 894 and 1770 Squadrons. 4.5in gun mounts "flattened" to be flight deck height. April Acceptance trials in continuation. 24th After 24 hour delay due to weather If true, this makes the decision to cut hangar heights even more incomprehensible, HMS IMPLACABLE, at anchor, 21 August, 1944, Greenock, The two Implacables also had modified lower hangar deck armour arrangements. ARGONAUT, HMS Indefatigable was one of two Implacable-class aircraft carrier built for the Royal Navy (RN) during World War II. Japanese BLACK PRINCE and EURYALUS screened by HM Destroyers GRENVILLE, UNDINE. The weakness of low smoke ducts from the boiler spaces which had seen HMS Ark Royal capsize after seemingly only moderate torpedo damage would not be repeated. British aircraft carrier HMS INDEFATIGABLE underway at sea. Transferred to Task Force 38 when ships further editing and formatting is required,