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Fairey III F reconnaissance plane taking of from the aircraft carrier HMS 'Courageous', 1937. The Fairey III F entered service in 1927 but was obsolete by the Second World War. HMS 'Courageous' was a battlecruiser that was converted into an aircraft carrier in 1924. She was sunk in 1939 by the German submarine U-29, the first Royal Navy warship to be lost during World War II. Cigarette card from The Navy series, produced by Senior Service Cigarettes, 1937.