Sister Ship to 
And Crowsnest 
#ThrowbackThursday
HMS Illustrious then: 2005
UK Harriers
849 Sqn Sea King mk7
771 Sqn Sea King mk6
HMS Queen Elizabeth now: 2021
UK and USMC - F35B Lightning
820 Sqn Merlin mk2
845 Sqn Merlin mk4
Both capabilities:
Anti Air
Anti Surface
Anti Sub-Surfacepic.twitter.com/bsph7LT23q
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That is now part of 820 NAS, the squadrons got sort of merged to be more efficient as the RN wasn't getting new airframes for Crowsnest so there was little point in having a seperate squadron, so it was put into 820 as they are to deploy with the carriers most of the time.
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Well I like Harriers but I also like HMS Queen Elizabeth, but I don't like F35's (They do an injustice to the name Lightning) or old outdated boats so I guess I can't win...
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God save the Queen
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My daughter has plans to be ur captain one day..lol she is working hard in cadets to get into the navy. She says that's my future and the bridge is my office.
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Hms illustrious had a goalkeeper gun not a phalanx gun
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Also, this image has goalkeeper in it ..
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Is the Fleet Air Arm obsolete/disbanded now??
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