Tovey, Ron (Oral history)

British seaman served as radar operator aboard HMS Formidable in Pacific, 1945

REEL 1 Recollections of operations as radar operator aboard HMS Formidable in Pacific, 1945: reaction to joining British Pacific Fleet, 3/1945; first kamikaze attack on carrier; second kamikaze hit on ship, 9/5/1945; difference between flight decks of British and American carriers; VE day celebrations, 8/5/1945; question of British Pacific Fleet being forgotten; attitude towards kamikaze attacks; belief that there would be more kamikaze attacks on nearing Japan; nature of kamikaze attacks; work in flight direction room; further details of first kamikaze attack on carrier; attitude to dropping of atomic bombs; reaction of crew to dropping of atomic bombs; attitude to service in Pacific.