HMS Illustrious final homecoming

[AuldYin]

Some pics that I took today.

 

[Joint_Force_Harrier]

Not really an issue as we can always borrow the French one if we need one

 

[guestm]

Farewell old bird. Had some fun on her.

 

[Joint_Force_Harrier]

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

 

[WreckerL]

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?

 

[BusterQuin]

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

 

[AAF]

He gets a mensch here Buster.

BBC News - HMS Illustrious returns to Portsmouth for final time

 

[Passed-over_Loggie]

WreckerL asks a very good question. Buggered if I know the answer.

 

[Joint_Force_Harrier]

God knows? I was a Wafu, only flag I looked for was Foxtrot, that determined if it was an early chop or not?

 

[silverfox]

Dressed overall at sea.

 

[Not_a_boffin]

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.

 

[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.

 

[WreckerL]

Thanks SF and NaB, that makes sense and I couldn't make out the paying off pennant on any of the phots.

 

[dapperdunn]

Thanks SF and NaB, that makes sense and I couldn't make out the paying off pennant on any of the phots.

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

 

[WreckerL]

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

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: