More shots of Big Liz alongside at Gibraltar, her first overseas port visit. She's due to leave today, 12th Feb (incidentally my 48th Birthday, Damn I still look young!) to continue her SHOL trials over the next few weeks before returning to Pompey in March:
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Happy Birthday Bub, and you're right, have a look at my avatar, between me, you, BD, Jeff Head,,, we just get more distinguished looking each day!
my wife the Honey Badger is now a Banker, but she was my "hairdresser",,,, married me because of my "magazine hair", it was something to see,, white guy with a real Afro,, but my fro is gone, stripped right down the middle,,, I SWORE I would NEVER do a "combover"...
so I'm not left with much, I'm trying to go shorter, but I don't think I'd have much luck with the "shaved head" look?? LOL
anyway, I'm surprised NBC didn't hire you to help out Al Roker and Katie Couric at the Winter Olympics!
When compared with the cramped confines of the preceding Invincible class. which had a 'dumbbell shape' due the restrictions imposed by the Gast Turbine downtakes to port and exhaust trunking to starboard:
The upper picture shows the aft hangar bay, normally home to the helos requiring maintenance whilst the Harriers used the forward bay. The lower picture compares the size of the Invincible's hangar and lifts (blue outlines) with the CVF hangar and lifts (red outline). A lot more room to party!
