Keywords: HMS Illustrious 1944.jpg The British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious 87 streaming past the U S carrier USS Saratoga CV-3 in the Indian Ocean 18 May 1944 Note the crews of both ships assembled on deck to pay farewell U S Navy National Museum of Naval Aviation photo No 1977 031 085 012 http //collections naval aviation museum/emuwebdoncoms/pages/doncoms/Display php irn 24671 QueryPage 2Femuwebdoncoms 2Fpages 2Fdoncoms 2FQuery php 1944-05-18 U S Navy This image is part of a photograph album kept by Commander Joseph C Clifton during 1942-1944 which included service as Commanding Officer of Fighting Squadron VF 12 and Commander Air Group CAG 12 Frame removed caption AU REVOIR ILLUSTRIOUS PD-USGov-Military-Navy HMS Illustrious 87 May 1944 |