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Description U.S. Navy Ensign Lee R. Prescott, of Waterbury, Connecticut (USA), (left) picks up info about a Fairey Firefly FR.IV of 804 Naval Air Squadron aboard the British carrier HMS Glory (R62) in 1953. The British pilot seated in plane is Lt. Derek "Sharky" Robbinns, Fleet Air Arm, of Boxhill on the Sea, Sussex (UK). HMS Glory was deployed to Korea from November 1952 to May 1953. Note the mission marks on the plane.
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Source U.S. Defenseimagery.mil photo VIRIN HN-SN-98-07217, NARA file 80-G-480992
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