Tag: HMS Blackcap
14th September 1942
Spitfire Mk.Vb BL487
No.880 Sqn, RN
Ashley, Cheshire
No.880 Squadron had operated Hawker Sea Hurricanes for sometime aboard HMS Indomitable before arriving in Liverpool on the 28th August 1942 and travelling the short distance to HMS Blackcap at … Continue reading “1942-09-14|Spitfire Mk.Vb|BL487|No.880 Sqn, RN|Ashley, Cheshire”
11th September 1945
Wildcat Mk.V JV404
No.898 Sqn, RN
Bennan, Dumfries & Galloway
On the 11th September 1945 a number of Grumman Wildcats set out from HMS Blackcap at Stretton in Cheshire on a ferry flight to HMS Wagtail at Ayr. During that … Continue reading “1945-09-11|Wildcat Mk.V|JV404|No.898 Sqn, RN|Bennan, Dumfries & Galloway”