Wreckage from a RAN Sea Venom aircraft, which crashed into the sea off Nowra on 20 May, 1959 was recovered by a CSIRO research vessel.
Naval Historical Society of Australia
Preserving Australia's Naval History
Wreckage from a RAN Sea Venom aircraft, which crashed into the sea off Nowra on 20 May, 1959 was recovered by a CSIRO research vessel.
The painting of HMAS Warramunga reflects a major article in this edition which provides a potted history of the RAN in the Korean War. The images of HMAS Adelaide reference the article about Adelaide’s Boarding party. It was only resourceful action by the ship’s helicopter, directed by the Flight Commander, that enabled the Boarding Party to be safely recovered, thereby averting an international incident.