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File:HMS Eagle sinking 1942.jpg

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English: The Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Eagle sinking after being torpedoed by the German submarine U-73, 11 August 1942. Eagle took part in operation "Pedestal", covering a convoy to Malta.
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This photograph [http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/205185917 A11302] comes from the collections of the Imperial War Museums.
Author Lt. L.C. Priest, Royal Navy official photographer

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current20:13, 24 November 2011Thumbnail for version as of 20:13, 24 November 2011800 × 591 (148 KB)CobatforIWM photo
18:26, 27 July 2010Thumbnail for version as of 18:26, 27 July 2010875 × 670 (266 KB)Cobatfornoise reduced, white border cropped
17:39, 27 March 2009Thumbnail for version as of 17:39, 27 March 2009900 × 685 (284 KB)Gonzosft{{Information |Description={{en|1=onvoy to Malta. Operation 'PEDESTAL', H.M.S. Eagle sinking after being torpedoed by U-73, 11th August 1942.}} |Source=The War at Sea 1939-1945, Chapter XII |Author=S.W.Roskill |Date=1953 |Permission={{PD-BritishGov}} |ot
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