On board the Royal Navy aircraft carrier Eagle (1946) on passage west in the Mediterranean. The photographer is on the port side of the flight deck aft looking forward and to starboard showing the island superstructure. Fairey Gannet AEW.3 aircraft of 849D Flight, De Havilland Sea Vixen FAW.1 aircraft of 899 Squadron and a Westland Wessex HAS.1 helicopter of 820 Squadron are on deck. The nearest Fairey Gannet is XL493 coded 437/E. The Eagle's pendant number is R05.