Fantasy Architecture — An Aircraft Carrier for London?
Pssst, want a second-hand aircraft carrier? Got one going cheap, only a few million miles on the clock. Go on, would look lovely next to the mantelpiece.
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Fantasy Architecture — An Aircraft Carrier for London?
Pssst, want a second-hand aircraft carrier? Got one going cheap, only a few million miles on the clock. Go on, would look lovely next to the mantelpiece.
Public Tours of HMS Illustrious Next Weekend
Next week marks a significant military anniversary, and lots of military things will be happening along the Thames as a result. And details have finally been confirmed -- including public tours of HMS Illustrious.
On board Greenpeace’s Rainbow Warrior
A rather unique opportunity presents itself this weekend, and that is the chance to visit one of the more famous ships in the world - Greenpeace's Rainbow Warrior. No, not the one the French sank, the other one.
On board HMS Illustrious: Part 2
The second report on my tour of HMS Illustrious, this time with more words and fewer pictures. I was joined by four other fellow London Bloggers, and after meeting up and trying to watch the helicopter demonstration that was happening…
On board HMS Illustrious: Part 1
Thanks to an awesome invitation from the Royal Navy, I had the pleasure of of an hour on board HMS Illustrious this afternoon. I’ll do a proper write-up tomorrow as I am quite tired this evening – but if you…
Helicopter flypast over London
Wandered down towards Greenwich at lunchtime to watch the flyover of 20 helicopters over HMS Illustrious as part of the week’s celebrations. I actually stayed on the north side by Island Gardens as I hoped to get shots of helicopters…
Fireworks over HMS Illustrious tonight
After seeing photos of HMS Illustrious at Greenwich once before with fireworks, on a whim I just checked the PLA website, and they have a navigation warning that advises that there will be fireworks tonight (Thur 7th May). The barge…
I took loads of photos of the aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious (Lusty) passing through the Thames Barrier, on her way down to Greenwich, but here is a quick couple that looked “not bad” on quick glance. I’ll fiddle with the…
HMS Illustrious @ Greenwich – May 2009 Events
As part of the Fly 100 events to commemorate the Royal Navy’s first “airshipâ€, the aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious will be in Greenwich from tomorrow (Wed 6th) lunchtime. For photo opportunity fans: The timetable is Gravesend at 9am and Greenwich…
HMS Illustrious to visit London
A few months ago it was announced to those who track such things, that the aircraft carrier, HMS Illustrious would be spending a week in London in May as part of the 100th anniversary of the Navy’s air division. They…