Collection: A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B alderson-diaries-1935-00329-47678
Description
Three photographs on a page dated 13 Sep 1935 showing men inspecting an aircraft which has crashed nose down on the deck of HMS GLORIOUS.
Collection
A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B
Description
This is the first extract of a journal compiled by Basil Alderson, a Surgeon Lieutenant and midshipman on board the aircraft carrier, HMS GLORIOUS, 1935-1936. The journal comprises manuscript entries, photographs, drawings and sketch maps detailing daily life on board ship, exercises and training involving…