The GLIO Site

Lt Cmdr J M Culbertson welcomes Scout visitors to RNAS Hal Far, Malta

HMS Victorious in Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta 28-Nov-1959

HMS Victorious in Grand Harbour, Valetta, Malta 28-Nov-1959

RNAS Hal Far rugby team 13-Mar-1959. J M Culbertson to left of rugby ball

RNAS Hal Far rugby club dinner. J M Culbertson 7th from right in back row

Raising/lowering the White Ensign and Stars & Stripes at RNAS Hal Far, Malta 17-Sep-1959

Lt Cdr J M Culbertson

Commander-in-Chief Mediterranean & Captain Alf Sutton

Captain Ievers at RNAS Hal Far, Malta 26-Feb-1960

HRH Prince Philip at RNAS Hal Far

US Navy Neptune and crew welcomed to RNAS Hal Far, Malta

US Navy Neptune and crew welcomed to RNAS Hal Far, Malta

Supermarine Seafire F Mk 17 at Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset

Descriptive plaque of Supermarine Seafire F Mk 17 at Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset

Fairey Swordfish at Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset

812 Squadron "The Team" "None Tougher". John Murray Culbertson is 2nd from top in the middle

812 Squadron 1952 John Murray Culbertson centre front row. Fearless, fat or terrified, They out from England came, Bold or bald or petrified, They came expecting fame.

Fleet Air Arm involvement in Korea

MIG Encounters

Clement Attlee statement re helping South Korea

United Nations Resolution 27th June 1950

The Task & role of the Fleet Air Arm

The Task

The Conditions

In Command of the Sea - Fairey Firefly Mk 1 in 1943 at Fleet Air Arm Museum, Yeovilton, Somerset

Fireflys on deck of HMAS Sidney - Firefly 233 was flown by J M Culbertson

Aerial view of HMS Glory with Fairey Fireflies and Hawker Sea Furies on deck

Fieflies on deck of HMS Glory in Korean winter weather

three Fireflies flying off Korean coast. Firefly 233 was flown by John Murray Culbertson

Maintenance work on Fireflies of 814 Squadron. Fireflies 217 & 220 were flown by John Murray Culbertson

Firefly 220 of 814 squadron flying over St Helena. This aircraft was flown by John Murray Culbertson

Fireflies 215 & 217, both flown by John Murray Culbertson

Firefly 812 landing on HMS Vengeance in 1945

Fireflies of 812 & 814 squadron on deck of HMS Eagle in late 1952. Firefly 212 was flown by John Murray Culbertson

Floding the wings of a Fairey Firefly

Firefly aircrew including John Murray Culbertson 2nd from right

812 Squadron plaque

Lt Cdr D B Law 3rd from left back row.at Molesworth 12-Apr-1945

Lt (?) J M Culbertson RNVR 2nd from right front row. Pilot training course in Canada?

Squadron on HMS Eagle

Lt Cdr D B Law seated centre

824 Squadron in front of Fairey Swordfish, Jan-1940

Lt J M Culbertson front row left under nose of Mosquito 24-Jun-1948

Royal Navy Presentation Team at HMS Daedalus

1944 - Swordfish crashing into sea shortly after take off from aircraft carrier 1 of 3

1944 - Swordfish crashing into sea shortly after take off from aircraft carrier 2 of 3

1944 - Swordfish crashing into sea shortly after take off from aircraft carrier. Crew of 3 in the sea. 3 of 3

Formation of 12 Mosquito aircraft

Mosquitos flying display at very low level

Mosquitos at RNAS Ford c. 1945

Mosquito coming in to land on aircraft carrier 1 of 5

Mosquito landing on aircraft carrier 2 of 5

Mosquito landing on aircraft carrier. Wings starting to fold 3 of 5

Mosquitos at RNAS Ford c. 1945

Mosquito landed on aircraft carrier. Wings folded 4 of 5

Mosquito landed on aircraft carrier. Wings folded on lift to go to hanger below deck 5 of 5

Firefly (?) on deck of unkown aircraft carrier

2 Seafires(?) low-level flying

Supermarine Seafire

de Havilland Venom in flight

6 Supermarine Seafires

HMS Courageous, HMS Furious & HMS Campania in line astern

Royal Marines manning a 6inch gun

J M Culbertson in flying kit

Lt J M Culbertson

J M Culbertson

Lt Cdr Bing Boulding at RNAS Crail

On exercis. J M Culbertson on right

Divisions on board HMS Eagle

Aerial reconnaisance photo of Tarranto before bombing raid on 11-Nov-1940