Monthly Archives: October 2023

HMS Ark Royal (R09) was an Audacious-class aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and, when she was decommissioned in 1978, was the Royal Navy’s last remaining conventional catapult and arrested-landing aircraft carrier.

HMS ARK ROYAL –  Mersey 70’S  She was the Royal Navy’s first aircraft carrier to be equipped with an angled flight deck.  https://ift.tt/tPvrq5T https://ift.tt/WSG1ntQ from Blogger https://ift.tt/E4Z2nrv via IFTTT

Marine Corps deactivates its squadron for training F/A-18 pilots – By Irene Loewenson

Marines with Marine Fighter Attack Training Squadron 101 conduct a mass formation launch known as “flying the barn” to honor the squadron’s legacy on the day of its deactivation at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, California, Sept. 29. (Lance Cpl. Samantha Devine/Marine Corps) The Marine Corps deactivated its squadron dedicated to training pilots to fly the F/A-18Continue reading “Marine Corps deactivates its squadron for training F/A-18 pilots – By Irene Loewenson”

HMS Illustrious was a light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and the second of three Invincible-class ships constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS 2005 She was the fifth warship and second aircraft carrier to bear the name Illustrious, and was affectionately known to her crew as “Lusty”. In 1982, the conflict in the Falklands necessitated that Illustrious be completed and rushed south to join her sister ship HMS Invincible and the veteran carrier HMS Hermes. ToContinue reading “HMS Illustrious was a light aircraft carrier of the Royal Navy and the second of three Invincible-class ships constructed in the late 1970s and early 1980s”

Royal Navy Demonstrates Experimental Vessel Patrick Blackett Capabilities at REPMUS

Patrick Blackett comes alongside at Troia naval base, Portugal during ‘REPMUS’. The vessel proved its capability as a technology demonstrator platform, laid technological foundations for participating in the 2024 exercise, and showed its role in shaping the RN’s future structure. (Credit: Author) Royal Navy Demonstrates Experimental Vessel Patrick Blackett Capabilities At REPMUS The UK RoyalContinue reading “Royal Navy Demonstrates Experimental Vessel Patrick Blackett Capabilities at REPMUS”