Marines aboard HMS Illustrious
Flash back to 2007 with HMS Illustrious R06 with USMC AV-8B conducting fixed wing work ahead of Operation Bold Step. At the rear of the flight deck, an Osprey MV-22 aircraft can just be seen. #hmsillustrious #r06 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
Shipmates underway
A look back at USS John C. Stennis CVN-74 alongside the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious R06 in the Persian Gulf on April 9, 1998. #hmsillustrious #r06 #boneyardsafari #navalsafari #aviationsafari
HMS Illustrious R06 (2007)
A look back at HMS Illustrious R06 with 5 GR9 Ground Attack Harriers onboard in 2007. #hmsillustrious #r06 #gr9 #harrierjumpjet...
USMC AV-8B’s aboard HMS Illustrious R06
Flashback to 2007 when 14 Marine AV-8B’s from MAG 14 today embarked on HMS Illustrious R06 this was the largest ever embarkation of...
HMS Illustrious R06
HMS Illustrious R06 at sea in 2007 with 5 GR9 Harriers of RAF Squadron IV aboard. #hmsillustrious #r06 #gr9 #raf #royalnavy #harrier...
HMS Illustrious R06
Here is a look at HMS Illustrious R06 underway in 1997, Great view of the flock of harriers on deck with one that just launched....
Launching of HMS Illustrious R06
We take a look back to December 1978 with the launching of HMS Illustrious R06 at Swan Hunter Shipyard, Newcastle. #royalnavy...
