HMS Illustrious leaving her birth place of  Newcastle in "Procedure Alpha" on the way to the Falklands war, In the background is the "new" HMS Ark Royal still a long way from completion and entering service. 30 minutes later I was conducting the first deck landing on her with Wessex HU.5 XT485
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/people/41169756@N08">Rosedale7175</a> from Norwich, UK
<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/rosedale7175/34831627304/">HMS Illustrious 18/06/1982, Newcastle</a>