HMS Illustrious was the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the Royal Navy before World War II. Her first assignment after completion...
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F4U-4 Corsairs of VF-14 on USS Wright in early 1951 USS Wright, HMS Illustrious (R87) and HMS Eagle (R05) underway in the North Sea in September 1952 USS...
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other ranks. On commissioning, when the ship was assigned the pennant number R87, Whirlwind was allocated to serve with the Eastern Fleet, and left Britain...
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list (link) Mason, Lt Cdr Geoffrey B, RN (6 October 2010). "HMS ILLUSTRIOUS – Illustrious-class Fleet Aircraft Carrier". Service Histories of Royal Navy...
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