high spirits
Of course he conveniently ignores the two land bases supporting Harrier. Oh and the oiler and supply ships. Oh and the organic defence surface vessels and their sustainment.
Come on - you know the rules. Don't let the facts get in the way of a good story. And, anyway, I believe after seeing
this incident the 1SL is now demanding four carriers to be built so that he can have an alternate landing deck available should the primary deck be 'blacked'.
He's even prepared to demand the cancellation of F35 to protect his (now) 4 carriers!
And to keep WEBF happy that I'm not thread drifting - in answer to Q10 I suspect it's people looking in for their morning chuckle to see what the latest armchair general/admiral/air marshal 'good idea' is! Or worse, a lazy journo looking for a bollox story!