Carrier Borne VC10 & Sentry anyone?
Article in the Sunday times notes a leaked email about the possible closure of Trapiani (apparently home to VC10 & Sentry) for RAF units taking part in ELLAMY, followed up with a quote from a 'defence source' noting that if we had carriers then this wouldnt be an issue as we wouldnt be dependent on host nation support.
Ignoring that the RN was very dependent on HNS during ELLAMY, could someone tell me when the RN Carrier capable VC10 & Sentry variants entered service again? Not quite sure that I remember seeing them flying from the decks of ARK ROYAL...