Originally Posted by
longer ron
Hi SOSL
Yes I agree it was jobs for the boys to a certain extent,and I have often wondered if an american phantom would have been able to launch/bolter from our carriers...any comment from the boys in dark blue ??
You only have to look at the land on footage/bolters from the 'sailor' series to see how tiny our flight deck was
Voila! One U.S. Marine F-4B aboard H.M.S. Ark Royal. They'd been cross-decking with the Forrestal in the med. This one went U/s and was put in the hangar. It emerged with 892 squadron tail markings.
Last edited by RedhillPhil; 29th Dec 2012 at 11:16.