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THE
MACHINERY OF WAR
They were given a close-up view of some of Britain’s most deadly firepower during the annual visits to Scapa Flow by the Atlantic Fleet: renamed the Home Fleet in 1932. The arrival of the ships brought not only a bonanza of trade for Kirkwall businesses as thousands of sailors poured ashore – more than once threatening to drink the town dry – but also gave Orcadians the opportunity to watch some dazzling flying displays by dozens of planes from the giant aircraft carriers. |
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© The Orcadian Limited, Hell's Half Acre, Hatston, Kirkwall, Orkney, Scotland |
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The
machinery of war – both at sea and in the air – was a familiar
sight for Orcadians through the 1920s and into the 1930s.