Seahawk

You have a very rare memento from the Suez Conflict of 1956.

Ref Wing Over Suez by Brian Cull ISBN 1-898697-48-5

Page 169 – Concerning the preparation of Sea Hawks for the opening strikes of Nov 1

“It was decided to put in a dawn strike”….. “”All this called for a night launch , a form up without help from the seaborne radar or radio”…… “To achieve this I (Lt Cdr Bruce Clark OC 899 Squadron) had each flight’s aircraft fitted with a light shinning aft [which became known as mosquito landing lights]. These were operated from the cockpit and were retracted when switched off. They were adopted by all other squadrons”

The inventor, Lt Cdr Bruce Clark, was awarded £60 for his suggestion.

Wow,thanks very much ,quick research .
Very very interesting.

Andrew:) 🙂