Viscount Outbound by Ivan Berryman. (B) HOR59 HMS Majestic joined the British

HMS Majestic joined the British fleet late in the action and engaged several French ships

This was the night of July 28/29 1944 and they were on course in the vicinity of Neuf Chateau (S

face and neck by remaining in the cockpit

Hook received a head wound when a spear struck off his helmet

this veteran of 43 years service landing for the final time at Dunsfold where she will be preserved as part of the Brooklands Museum

Viscount Outbound by Ivan Berryman. (B) HOR59 HMS Majestic joined the BritishDHM6535B. Viscount Outbound by Ivan Berryman. First flown in 1948, the Vickers Viscount was the first turbopop commercial airliner to enter service anywhere in the world. Renowned for its comfort, quietness and large windows, it became one of the most successful and profitable aircraft of the post war era. British European Airways added a large number of Viscounts to their fleet, starting in April 1953, the type continuing for many decades before