HMS Illustrious final homecoming

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  1. AuldYin

    AuldYin Badgeman

    Some pics that I took today.
     

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    AuldYin, Jul 22, 2014
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  2. Joint_Force_Harrier

    Joint_Force_Harrier War Hero

    Not really an issue as we can always borrow the French one if we need one
     
    Joint_Force_Harrier, Jul 22, 2014
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  3. Montigny-La-Palisse

    Montigny-La-Palisse War Hero Moderator

    Farewell old bird. Had some fun on her.
     
    Montigny-La-Palisse, Jul 22, 2014
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  4. Joint_Force_Harrier

    Joint_Force_Harrier War Hero

    Was always my favourite

    Will be a sad day when she gets towed off to Turkey

    Wouldn't mind a £ for every chit I wrote in 6H
     
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    Joint_Force_Harrier, Jul 22, 2014
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  5. WreckerL

    WreckerL War Hero

    Not that I'm an expert on these things but as she is still under way, why is she flying the jack plus 2 white ensigns and no paying off pennant?
     
    WreckerL, Jul 22, 2014
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  6. BusterQuin

    BusterQuin War Hero

    I joined her at Swan Hunter in 82 a week before sailing down the Tyne with shipyard workers still working below decks.
    I heard a radio interview with a WO still serving on her today who was in the same mess as me in 82
     
    BusterQuin, Jul 22, 2014
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  7. AAF

    AAF War Hero

    AAF, Jul 23, 2014
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  8. Passed-over_Loggie

    Passed-over_Loggie War Hero

    WreckerL asks a very good question. Buggered if I know the answer.
     
    Passed-over_Loggie, Jul 23, 2014
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  9. Joint_Force_Harrier

    Joint_Force_Harrier War Hero

    God knows? I was a Wafu, only flag I looked for was Foxtrot, that determined if it was an early chop or not?
     
    Joint_Force_Harrier, Jul 23, 2014
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  10. silverfox

    silverfox War Hero Moderator Book Reviewer

    Dressed overall at sea.
     
    silverfox, Jul 23, 2014
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  11. Not_a_boffin

    Not_a_boffin War Hero

    She was flying a paying off pennant - just visible in the top two piccies. Nice to see so many turned out and good to see a 736 Hawk and the RNHF Sea Fury as well.

    Funnily enough, she's still running engines alongside SJ this morning.
     
    Not_a_boffin, Jul 23, 2014
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  12. Naval_Gazer

    Naval_Gazer

    I managed to catch the newly completed blocks for Prince of Wales, the RN's newest carrier, being towed past Lusty on their way from Portsmouth to Rosyth yesterday afternoon.

    POW blocks being towed past Lusty 22 Jul 2014a med.jpg
     
    Naval_Gazer, Jul 23, 2014
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  13. WreckerL

    WreckerL War Hero

    Thanks SF and NaB, that makes sense and I couldn't make out the paying off pennant on any of the phots.
     
    WreckerL, Jul 23, 2014
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  14. dapperdunn

    dapperdunn War Hero

    Wrecks. If you see the first photo. Look at the wake and you'll see a white line going up towards the transom my 'andsome. follow that up and you'll see the rest of it :)
     
    dapperdunn, Jul 24, 2014
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  15. WreckerL

    WreckerL War Hero

    I've pinged it now dappers, must admit, being a nugget I thought the line from the stern to the wet wobbly stuff was a mark on the photo :tard:
     
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    WreckerL, Jul 24, 2014
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