Jake1992 wrote:BEA

Its bullshit.
BEA merged with BOAC in 1971 to form British Airways.
But British Airways has no current plans to operate the Tempest due to its low passenger capacity, poor legroom and lack of toilets.
However, Ryanair and Easyjet are allegedly showing some interest.

Anyone who wishes to remain in the EU should be forcibly taken down to Dover, put on a cross-channel ferry to Calais, where on arrival they then give up their British passport and citizenship for the rest of their lives....

(@RNASYeovilton)

https://twitter.com/PortsmouthProud/status/1116304515039408128 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D34Nl0eW4AAsomE.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D34Nl0cXsAAJQwl.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D34NjruXoAAQAnF.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D34Nl0hX4AAO3av.jpg:large (Photos: Gary Davies ...

The UK must now hold European elections in May, or leave on 1 June without a deal.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-47889404

Meriv9 wrote:

^ Deja vu moment....

^ Project 23000E "Storm"

Russia's design for the world's largest, nuclear powered, twin island, double ski-jump ramped aircraft carrier.

It is not known if her escort tug will also be nuclear powered.

I hope Babcock/ACA/RN release some QE on the blocks photos, It'd be interesting to see how much marine growth there is (or isn't!) on her hull after nearly 5 years in salt water.

She's in! Video from PoW CO Commodore Stephen Moorhouse RN. https://twitter.com/smrmoorhouse/status/1114562175878815745 :clap: And a timelapse video from QE's forward island: https://twitter.com/HMSQNLZ/status/1114570969249722368 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3ymLDFWwAAZkqM.jpg https://www.savetheroy...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YcJC5NDI6hA (Forces TV) 1 April 2019 Soldiers from 1 Squadron The Queen's Own Gurkha Logistic Regiment have been preparing for guard duties in May. They are also introducing some of their own traditions to the role. Each soldier on parade will carry a kukri, a traditi...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N16eE_jNJEA (Forces TV) 14 March 2019 A military museum has taken on the challenge of moving a British aircraft carrier completely by hand. Ashworth Barracks Museum in Doncaster was offered the opportunity to give a 17-foot model of HMS Implacable a new home after its...

(Tony Osborne @Rotorfocus) 4 April 2019

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3edf7CXkAYkybR.jpg:large (@RoyalNavy) The view from @HMSPWLS as her big sister, @HMSQNLZ arrives back in the basin at Rosyth, Scotland. A tribute to British engineering. https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3embmqWwAARx9E.jpg:large (@RoyalNavy) After successful sea trials, whic...

Video from inside Rosyth's basin: https://twitter.com/HMSQNLZ/status/1114529466955509760 https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3eNpnhWkAAo5zK.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3eXy9uXsAIdFG1.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3eXy9tWAAEqpnp.jpg:large https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D3eYQIGXsAEfpvt.jpg:l...

Looks like another attempt is happening now, QE is on the move.
https://transport-scotland.panomax.com/forth
Camera updates every 10 minutes.

Marine Traffic shows tugs AIS, but not QE's.
https://www.marinetraffic.com/en/ais/ho ... 13/zoom:15

16:00, 17:00, 18:00, 19:00 - QE's still anchored in the Forth's deep water channel....
https://transport-scotland.panomax.com/forth



(both: John Fraser) 5 April 2019

Here are France's literal strike groups. https://www.cp24.com/polopoly_fs/1.4270270.1548504757!/httpImage/image.jpg_gen/derivatives/landscape_620/image.jpg https://a57.foxnews.com/a57.foxnews.com/static.foxnews.com/foxnews.com/content/uploads/2019/03/640/320/1862/1048/WireAP_6b84d8e18bf44a5eaf4fdf08...

Happy Birthday to Portsmouth Football Club. (And to Lord Jim!)

Obituary - Lieutenant-Commander Doug Taylor RN (Inventor of the Ski Jump Ramp ) https://www.telegraph.co.uk/content/dam/obituaries/2019/04/04/TELEMMGLPICT000193089724_trans_NvBQzQNjv4BqKxMay4KI7w5ufZARtkg_PS2SoDMjQLU3yMS6NDIuTSc.jpeg?imwidth=1400:large https://twitter.com/navalhistorian/status/1113...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7LupqTAVNDs (Jim Ramsay) 4 April 2019 Thursday 4th April 2019 saw an attempt by 7 tugs to pull HMS Queen Elizabeth back into the basin at Rosyth to be maintained in the dry dock. Due to winds you can see the ship rocking about, the operationw as stopped and later canc...