Hms illustrious

HMS Illustrious - Aircraft Carrier - Launched 05/04/1939 - End of service December 1954

HMS Illustrious (87) the lead ship of her class of aircraft carriers built for the British Royal Navy before World War II. (google.image) 04.18

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HMS Illustrious in1946

One of my joint-projects for Enfilade 2018 covers the air attack on HMS Illustrious on January 10, 1941 during Operation Excess convoy to Malta. Illustrious was a thorn in the side of the Axis, having participated in several operations including the attack on Italian battleships at Taranto. Operation Excess was well planned, but so was the German and Italian response, including plans to sink Illustrious. The Germans had recently deployed X Fliegerkorps with over 40 Stuka dive bombers. The…

Royal Navy Invincible-class aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (R 06), and Nimitz-class carriers USS Harry S. Truman (CVN-75) and USS Dwight D. Eisenhower (CVN-69) in 2007. US Navy Unable to find permanent home for retired Royal Navy carrier HMS Illustrious, U.K. MoD announced it would sell ship for scrap to Turkish firm. Illustrious sold to LEYAL Ship Recycling Ltd. for around $2.64 million (£ 2 million), read statement. Commissioned in 1982 and decommissioned 2014.

British Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Illustrious (87) entering Captain Cook Graving Dock, Sydney on Feb 11, 1945. (hmsnavy.com) 09.2021 (Color Image)

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HMS Renown and HSM Illustrious in Trincomalee Harbor, Ceylon in early 1944.

HMS Illustrious and USS Saratoga in the Indian Ocean, April 1944

HMS Illustrious (87) British Royal Navy Pre-WWII Aircraft Carrier (L) April 5, 1939. (google.image) 07.2021 (Color Diagram)

Nearest, HMS Invincible R05, in the middle, HMS Illustrious R06 and furthest out, HMS Ark Royal R07

HMS Illustrious R06

HMS ILLUSTRIOUS

1/350 HMS Illustrious Escorted by HMS Kent - Ready for Inspection - Maritime - Britmodeller.com

HMS Illustrious 1/350 Scale Model

British Fleet in Japanese waters - Corsair Fighter leaving flight desk of HMS Illustrious during World War II | This image was scanned from a photograph from the Percy Haslam Collection held by Cultural Collections at the University of Newcastle, NSW, Australia. This image can be used for study and personal research purposes. If you wish to reproduce this image for any other purpose you must obtain permission by contacting the University of Newcastle's Cultural ...