UNITED KINGDOM: Queen Elizabeth inspects the Home Fleet (1957)
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ROYAL VISITOR TO HOME FLEET:Carrier exercises
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UNITED KINGDOM:
AIRCRAFT CARRIERS. Queen Elisabeth and The Duke of “Ocean“when Home Fleet anchors in Cromarty visits “Ark Royal“ and watches a mock attack by planes... firing rockets and inspects pilots and gives traditional order “Splice the Mainbrace“. good shots of catapult take-offs by planes and of planes on flight deck with wings folded.
ARK CARRIER.. Visited by the Queen and Duke when anchored in Cromarty F Firth with Home shots of planes on flight deck with wings folded and later released from catapult, take-off planes make mock rocket and cannon watches from . to pilots and later gives the Traditional order