HMS Formidable (67)
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HMS Formidable was an Illustrious-class aircraft carrier ordered for the Royal Navy before the Second World War. After being completed in late 1940, she was briefly assigned to the Home Fleet before b
Formidable underway, 3 August 1942
US Office of Naval Intelligence recognition drawing of the Illustrious-class carriers
An Albacore taxiing forward and another about to land
An Albacore after taken off, with two more ranged on deck, 1942
The Illustrious class was a class of aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy that included some of the most important British warships in the Second World War. They were laid down in the late 1930s as part
HMS Formidable (67)
…HMS Formidable was an Illustrious-class aircraft carrier ordered for the Royal Navy before the Second World War. After being completed in late 1940, she was briefly assigned to the Home Fleet…
HMS Illustrious in 1954
Victorious in 1959