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pagen01
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Yes undoubtedly Ark Royal and Hermes, as Firebird says.
Scimitars with the Tigers head motif on the tail are 804 sqn (notice pilots Tiger striped helmet!), 15_ coded Scimitars belong to 803 sqn cross decking from Victorious, Sea Vixen FAW.1s are of 890 sqn with the early red witch motif, Gannet AEW.3s are 849 C flt, and that is a nice Skyraider AEW.1 in the final sunset shot.
It has to between July 1960 and September ’61 with those squadrons being aboard Hermes at that time.

I love that final Gannet shot with the wings folding, looks like two deck hands trying to tease a large lazy beast back to its nest with sticks!