USS George H.W. Bush arriving Saturday in the Solent.
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ecsrobin said:
shouldbworking said:
What are the X 'kill' markings on the F18? operational missions flown or something?
They are tomahawks instead of the usual bomb symbol. 
Some pics from the weekend. Not great, but only from an iPhone 5 on a moving deck!
The thing is COLOSSAL. Turning out of Portsmouth Harbour, the top of the superstructure was immediately visible above Gilkicker Fort. And a bit like walking up to a casino in Vegas, you think "we're nearly there" as it's so huge, but you're actually still miles away. I'd love to know the size of the radar scanner too which was turning away...looked the size of a house in it's own right.
Plod came over for a very good-natured chat asking us to keep our distance, however I'm sure they realised that if we were terrorists, we'd have chosen something a bit better then a 45 year old 27 foot yacht to deliver the package in. However when three jetskis, riders in crash helmets, screamed around Gilkicker Point mostly airborne, looking very much like a scene from Waterworld (the Kevin Costner film, not the canal programme!) they were off like a shot to stop them and ask a few questions.
Well worth the trip out, an awesome piece of hardware.
The thing is COLOSSAL. Turning out of Portsmouth Harbour, the top of the superstructure was immediately visible above Gilkicker Fort. And a bit like walking up to a casino in Vegas, you think "we're nearly there" as it's so huge, but you're actually still miles away. I'd love to know the size of the radar scanner too which was turning away...looked the size of a house in it's own right.
Plod came over for a very good-natured chat asking us to keep our distance, however I'm sure they realised that if we were terrorists, we'd have chosen something a bit better then a 45 year old 27 foot yacht to deliver the package in. However when three jetskis, riders in crash helmets, screamed around Gilkicker Point mostly airborne, looking very much like a scene from Waterworld (the Kevin Costner film, not the canal programme!) they were off like a shot to stop them and ask a few questions.
Well worth the trip out, an awesome piece of hardware.
Hard-Drive said:
Some pics from the weekend. Not great, but only from an iPhone 5 on a moving deck!
The thing is COLOSSAL. Turning out of Portsmouth Harbour, the top of the superstructure was immediately visible above Gilkicker Fort. And a bit like walking up to a casino in Vegas, you think "we're nearly there" as it's so huge, but you're actually still miles away. I'd love to know the size of the radar scanner too which was turning away...looked the size of a house in it's own right.
Plod came over for a very good-natured chat asking us to keep our distance, however I'm sure they realised that if we were terrorists, we'd have chosen something a bit better then a 45 year old 27 foot yacht to deliver the package in. However when three jetskis, riders in crash helmets, screamed around Gilkicker Point mostly airborne, looking very much like a scene from Waterworld (the Kevin Costner film, not the canal programme!) they were off like a shot to stop them and ask a few questions.
Well worth the trip out, an awesome piece of hardware.
Did you offer them a cuppa?The thing is COLOSSAL. Turning out of Portsmouth Harbour, the top of the superstructure was immediately visible above Gilkicker Fort. And a bit like walking up to a casino in Vegas, you think "we're nearly there" as it's so huge, but you're actually still miles away. I'd love to know the size of the radar scanner too which was turning away...looked the size of a house in it's own right.
Plod came over for a very good-natured chat asking us to keep our distance, however I'm sure they realised that if we were terrorists, we'd have chosen something a bit better then a 45 year old 27 foot yacht to deliver the package in. However when three jetskis, riders in crash helmets, screamed around Gilkicker Point mostly airborne, looking very much like a scene from Waterworld (the Kevin Costner film, not the canal programme!) they were off like a shot to stop them and ask a few questions.
Well worth the trip out, an awesome piece of hardware.
Having dealt with a few police officers in my time I find the maritime branch some of the friendliest guys out on the water.
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