An old shot from the cockpit of a Sea King on the deck of RFA Tidepool. I had forgotten how close the clearances were; to think the blades are out there somewhere, day & night
We (826NAS) operated from Albion for a while, to help remove Brit expats from Bangladesh when they had a squabble with India. Trogging across the Indian Ocean we painted Union Flags all around, to avoid being mistaken for Vikrant or other similar vessels. Midshipmen "surplus to requirements" were taken by Wessex V to Arethusa, here...
