s this about to lead in to that utterly ridiculous 'mystery' that somehow HMS INVINCIBLE was sunk on 30 May, and that HMS ILLUSTRIOUS was sent to replace her, while a new INVINCIBLE was built in record time and complete secrecy, and that in the 30 years since, not one person has admitted to what really happened?
No offence, but I fail to understand how anyone can still cling to the 'Invincible was sunk' myth after all these years?
From my experience this conspiracy could never happen... The crewroom gossip is the fastest news network in the world! The first thing the guys involved would have done is bubbled and sung like a canary within in minutes. With "When I Was On Invincible Apocryphal Tales".
Plus, you would have thought somebody would have noticed the ships KIA missing.
Knowing our industry, a new Invincible would have been 15 years late and £1.2 billion over budget. And they probably would have accidentally put the ski ramp on back to front.
Although, never let the truth get in the way of a good story!