File:HMS Eagle sinking 1942.jpg

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English: The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle sinking after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-73, 11 August 1942. Eagle took part in operation "Pedestal", covering a convoy to Malta.

Date

11 August 1942

Source

This photograph [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205185917 A11302] comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.

Author

Lt. L.C. Priest, Royal Navy official photographer

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	Date/Time	Dimensions	User	Comment
current	20:13, 24 November 2011	800 × 591 (148 KB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	IWM photo
	18:26, 27 July 2010	875 × 670 (266 KB)	Cobatfor (talk \| contribs)	noise reduced, white border cropped
	17:39, 27 March 2009	900 × 685 (284 KB)	Gonzosft (talk \| contribs)	{{Information \|Description={{en\|1=onvoy to Malta. Operation 'PEDESTAL', H.M.S. Eagle sinking after being torpedoed by U-73, 11th August 1942.}} \|Source=The War at Sea 1939-1945, Chapter XII \|Author=S.W.Roskill \|Date=1953 \|Permission={{PD-BritishGov}} \|ot