Collection: A Midshipman's Journal: Alderson, B alderson-diaries-1935-00340-47687
Description
Close up of a photograph from page 00336 dated 19 Sep 1935 showing a searcher ship retrieving an aircraft; the caption reads "Searcher returns the empties! September 19th 1935."
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…
