<p>A U.S. Navy Douglas  A4D-2 <i>Skyhawk</i> (BuNo 144914) from Attack Squadron VA-55 "Warhorses" launching from the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS <i>Victorious</i> (R38) during exercise "Crosstie" in the South China Sea, November 1961. VA-55 was assigned to Carrier Air Group 5 (CVG-5) aboard the USS <i>Ticonderoga</i> (CVA-14) for a deployment to the Western Pacific from 10 May 1961 to 15 January 1962.<br></p>
<b>Original caption:</b> "British and US aircraft carriers cross operating. November 1961, on board HMS Victorious, during exercise "Crosstie" in the South China Sea. HMS Victorious and the US carrier Ticonderoga along with their escorts took part in the exercise, during which British Sea Vixen, Scimitars, Gannet and Whirlwind aircraft operated from the Ticonderoga while US Navy Skyhawk, Demon and Skyray aircraft operated from the deck of the Victorious. The aircraft exercised arming with weapons of the other nation and British and American aircraft were directed from either the operations centres of Victorious or Ticonderoga."
Royal Navy official photographer
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