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Royal Navy Flagship 'R-08' HMS Queen Elizabeth alongside at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard prior to departing on her maiden voyage
Ranged on her deck were:
Leonardo Merlin HM.2 helicopters, (four at the bow end and one head on at the stern) some equipped with the new 'Crowsnest' AEW radar system
US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II's of VMFA-211 'Wake Island Avengers'
(At one point during my visit there were ten on deck)
Royal Air Force No.617 (Dambusters) Squadron F-35B's
(seven were seen on deck)
Royal Navy No.845 Squadron Leonardo Merlin HC.4 helicopters (there were just two on deck in the end)
Pano of several images
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Royal Navy Flagship 'R-08' HMS Queen Elizabeth alongside at Portsmouth Naval Dockyard prior to departing on her maiden voyage
Ranged on her deck were:
Leonardo Merlin HM.2 helicopters, (four at the bow end and one head on at the stern) some equipped with the new 'Crowsnest' AEW radar system
US Marine Corps Lockheed Martin F-35B Lightning II's of VMFA-211 'Wake Island Avengers'
(At one point during my visit there were ten on deck)
Royal Air Force No.617 (Dambusters) Squadron F-35B's
(seven were seen on deck)
Royal Navy No.845 Squadron Leonardo Merlin HC.4 helicopters (there were just two on deck in the end)
Pano of several images