Illustrious to the Med - Again !
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Illustrious to the Med - Again !
My cousin's been out for brisk sail on the Solent today and on his way home (on a broad reach ) he was overtaken by Illustrious - which is now berthed at Marchwood - now what is it doing there ??
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I can't possibly imagine. Is the PM in any bother? Would it help take the hoi polloi's mind off the economy if we supported some people who want regime change with our military know-how and air assets?
Illustrious to the Med - again!
...ah, bugger . OK, a handful of clattering things to annoy the locals...
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I bet it would go into a cold sweat as it sails past Turkey.
I bet it would go into a cold sweat as it sails past Turkey
Maybe the USMC could sell back a few GR.9's. Perhaps a few million mark up and a small handling fee from BAE to activate them