HMS Nairana (D05)
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HMS Nairana was the lead ship of the Royal Navy's Nairana-class escort carriers that saw service in the Second World War. She was built at John Brown & Company shipyards in Clydebank, Scotland. When c
HMS Nairana
Three Fairey Swordfish armed with RP-3 rockets.
A Fleet Air Arm Grumman Wildcat.
Karel Doorman (QH1) of the Royal Netherlands Navy.
Junkers Ju 290
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The Junkers Ju 290 was a large four-engine long-range transport and maritime patrol aircraft designed and produced by the German aircraft manufacturer Junkers.
HMS Nairana (D05)
…anti-submarine work in the Atlantic and Arctic theatres. On 26 May 1944, Royal Navy Sea Hurricanes operating from Nairana claimed the destruction of three Junkers Ju 290s during the defence of a convoy. This represented 10 percent of the total German inventory of the type. She survived the war, and in 1946 was transferred…
Captured Ju 290A-7 in flight with American FE markings
Nose of a Junkers 290 with a Junkers Ju 90 behind.
Underside of the Ju 290 V1, the first prototype.
Operational maritime patrol Junker Ju 290A-3 used by FAGr 5 on the ground