The Carriers
Seven ships in all. Bill flew from six of them. On Ruler, as Commander Flying, he ran the flying but never took off from her deck. Choose a ship to read what he did aboard her.
HMS Glorious
1938–1939 · No. 802 Squadron, Mediterranean Fleet
Read more →HMS Ark Royal
1940 · Operations over Norway
Read more →HMS Furious
1940 and 1944 · No. 801 Squadron, then No. 880 Squadron
Read more →HMS Indomitable
1941–1943 · No. 880 Squadron, Sea Hurricanes and Seafires
Read more →HMS Argus
1942 · No. 880 Squadron, Seafire IIc
Read more →HMS Stalker
1943 · No. 880 Squadron, Salerno
Read more →HMS Ruler
1944–1945 · Commander Flying
Read more →“The trick is to land on the squadron in the shortest possible time. Four wires are stretched across the rear end of the deck. You drag a hook – land with nose in the air, sinking on with the engine. Hook catches wire (we hope) and is pulled out to a certain tension hydraulically.”
In a letter home, November 1938These ship notes are drawn from Dr Peter Lawson’s story of Bill and are a first draft to check.