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HMS. Vengeance (1946 - 1952)

• Norway Cruise (June 1947)
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• South Africa Cruise (September 1948)
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• Arctic Cruise (February 1949)
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• HMS. Vengeance Itinerary 1946 - 1956
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1849 Squadron History

• Brittanic Squadron News - 1849 Squadron
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• P. J. Cann - War Grave Photograph
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1850 Squadron History

• Exploded view of Corsair
• USS. Charger
• USNAS. Floyd Bennett Field
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• HMS. Reaper
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• HMS. Inman
• HMS. Assiniboine
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• U-boat 260
• HMS. Indomitable
• HMS. Bermuda
• HMS. Swiftsure
• HMS. Quadrant
• HMS. Tuscan
• HMS. Ursa
• HMS. Tyrian
• HMS. Whirlwind

1850 Squadron Itinerary

• USNAS. Brunswick
• HMS. Saker
• USS. (HMS) Charger
• USNAS. Floyd Bennett Field
• HMS. Reaper
• HMS. Gadwall
• HMS. Gannet - RNAS. Eglinton
• HMS. Venerable
• HMS. Vengeance
• HMS. Falcon - RNAS. Halfar
• Malta
• HMS. Valluru
• Madras
• HMS. Garuda
• HMS. Nabswick - RNAS. Jervis Bay
• Jervis Bay
• Ponam
• HMS. Nabcatcher
• Kai - Tak
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• Hong Kong
• HMS. Nabthorpe - RNAS. Schofields
• Sydney
• HMS. Ukussa - RNAS. Katukurunda

1850 Squadron Personnel

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• 1850 & 812 Squadron Reunions
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1850 Squadron Aircraft

1850 Squadron Photographs

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• 1850 & 812 Squadron Reunions
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My Father's Service

• HMS. Gosling - HMS. Gosling Items - 1944
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• Colossus Class Carriers
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Chance Vought Corsair

• Exploded view of Corsair

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War Stories

• Never Volunteer
• The Aftermath
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• "Man Overboard"
• A British Cadets Odyssey
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• NAS. Pensacola (1944)
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• 'Ditching' in the Firth of Clyde
• 812 Squadron
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• 812 Squadron in Hong Kong
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• Personal Diary (1946)
• The Magic Carpet (Extract)
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• Naval Memories (Poem)
• Royal Navy Prayer/Ship's Prayer

In Memoriam

• S. Blakey - War Grave Photograph

• E.G. Sargent - War Grave Photograph

• N. Shaw - War Grave Photograph

• S.S. Hunt - War Grave Photograph

• M. Crosthwaite - War Grave Photograph

• G.T. Hughes - War Grave Photograph

• A.H.F. Muncer - War Grave Photograph

• H.D. Balsam - War Grave Photograph

• E.F. Wardle - War Grave Photograph
• A.P. Wardle - War Grave Photograph
• G.K. Hammond - War Memorial Photograph
• P.O. Hudson - War Grave Photograph
• C.J. Macey - War Memorial Photograph
• E.E. Bardner - War Memorial Photograph
• J.S. Birch - War Memorial Photograph
• D.A. Robins - War Memorial Photograph
• V.A. Hamill - War Memorial Photograph
• W. Scally - War Grave Photograph
• P. Lock - War Memorial Photograph
• D.A. Marshall - War Grave Photograph
• G. Barrett - War Grave Photograph
• F. Cheers - War Grave Photograph
• R.T. Tobias - War Grave Photograph
• J. Burns - War Grave Photograph
• V.S. Owen - War Grave Photograph
• E.S. Smith - War Memorial Photograph
• Remembrance Sunday
• CWGC Cemeteries and War Memorials
• Sydney War Cemetery Plan
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• Obituary Notices

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• HMAS. Vengeance Royal Escort

• Training Cruise 1954

• Paying-Off Cruise to the U.K.

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812 Squadron History

• HMS. Glorious
• HMS. Furious
• HMS. Eagle
• HMS. Argus
• HMS. Ark Royal
• U-boat 451
• U-boat 1302
• U-boat 260

812 Squadron Itinerary

• HMS. Blackcap
• HMS. Jackdaw
• HMS. Ringtail
• HMS. Owl - RNAS. Fearn
• HMS. Vengeance
• HMS.Falcon - RNAS. Halfar
• Malta
• HMS. Ukussa - RNAS. Katukurunda
• HMS. Nabswick - RNAS. Jervis Bay
• Jervis Bay
• Ponam
• HMS. Nabcatcher
• Kai - Tak
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• Hong Kong
• Sydney

812 Squadron Personnel

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• 1850 & 812 Squadron Reunions
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812 Squadron Aircraft

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Items of Interest

• Obituary Notice - Captain Douglas Neame
• Warships of bygone years
• Days numbered for last Wartime Carrier
• Rescue bid for historic ship
• Last British WWII carrier to retire
• Will she, won't she?
• British Flyers trained here for Japanese Push
• Maine trained British Pilots
• World War II practice bomb detonated safely in Maine
• FG-1D Corsair Cannon Shell
• HMS. Vengeance Handbook
• Crossing the Line Certificate 1945
• 812 Squadron Dance ticket
• HMS. Vengeance statistics documents from 1945
• Map of Japanese P.O.W. camps in Hong Kong, March 1945
• Japanese Occupation Bank Notes
• Japanese Naval Helmet
• Japanese Memorial Tablet
• Hong Kong Yacht Club, HMS. Vengeance Crest
• HMS. Vengeance Christmas Cards - 1945
• Silk Aircrew Escape Maps
• 1850 & 812 Squadron Reunions
• Ship's bell to be restored
• Easter Ross airfield control tower.....
• Warship's bell shines again in foundry project
• Brittanic Squadron News - 1849 Squadron
• Mayday for HMS. Vengeance
• Lack of buyer scuttles attempt to save second world war aircraft carrier

• Sad end to symbol of city's liberation

• War-era sailors battle to get ship's wheel back

• Smog and traffic shock for veteran
• Veterans save symbol of HK's liberation from war
• Obituary Notice - Charles Wintringham
• HMS. Vengeance Cutter Crest
• Alexandria Fleet Club
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• HMAS. Vengeance Ship's Farewell Ball
• Farewell to Vengeance as Australian Carrier
• Vengeance returns home
• Last Daily Order for HMAS. Vengeance
• Shipmates ahoy for Vengeance party
• The Lady in White
• Cape Town Old Time Music Hall
• Visitor from Glasgow
• Toasted Baby in Lime Juice
• Guinea-pig sailors will risk the yarn
• Outlook Arctic
• A helicopter based on HMS. Vengeance.....
• HMS. Vengeance Commissioning items.
• Salute to VJ Day sixty years on
• Obituary Notice - Bevis Elliott
• Obituary Notice - Derrick Brook
• The Wingfoot Clan (Good Year)
• Obituary Notice - John Morris-Jones
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Minas Gerais

• NAeL Minas Gerais Details
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• Minas Gerais 1957 - 2000
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• Commanding Officers of Nael Minas Gerais (1960 - 2001)
• Minas Gerais (ex-HMS. Vengeance) News
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• Minas Gerais Ship's Plans
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Minas Gerais Ship's Plans

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• Sad end to symbol of city's liberation

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