On board an Ark Royal (1950) helicopter flying over the Pakistan Navy oiler Dacca (1944) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary Tidesurge (1954) off Karachi.
On board an helicopter from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Ark Royal in flight over an achorage off Karachi, Pakistan during the CENTO exercise Midlink VI. At anchor are the Pakistan Navy oiler Dacca (1944) and the Royal Fleet Auxiliary fleet replenishment tanker Tidesurge (1954), pendant number A98. In the background are an unidentified tanker, possibly United States Navy, and a merchant ship. The forepart of the Dacca (1944) is out of the picture.
Object Details
| ID: | PM7673/5 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Roll film negative |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wettern, Desmond Robert French |
| Vessels: | Tiderange (1954); Mission Santa Clara (1944) |
| Date made: | 14-23 November 1963 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wettern Collection |
| Measurements: | Film length: 35 mm x 223 mm;Frame: 35 mm x 38 mm |
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