Originally Posted by Capt Pugwash
Remind me again how long it took Ocean to fly a single AH sortie after it left port?
Your wish is my command.
In April this year she deployed with other commando carrying warships to take part in both exercise Cougar 11 and Cypriot Lion. As soon as she was asked to deploy to the coast of Libya then she went. Right ship in the right place at the right time.
I guess these threads ALWAYS try to suggest that a carrier would always be in the wrong place at the wrong time simply does not hold water. HMS Ocean was NOT in the wrong 'ocean' She was in the correct sea with perhaps the correct weapons load.
Remind me again how long it took Tornado aircraft to fly from Norfolk to Libya and how many missions were flown by each aircraft from that location.
What would happen if Italy said NO! No RAF aircraft to launch attacks on Libya!