2-720-384 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

British sailors on the deck of an aircraft carrier, Second World War, c1943. The white ensign, which comprises a red St George's Cross on a white field with the Union Flag at top left, is flown on British Royal Navy ships and shore establishments. The Fleet Air Arm is the section of the Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. From "Fleet Air Arm". [His Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 1943]