🇬🇧 40th Anniversary 🇬🇧 'Silver Eagles' formation of seven Army Air Corps Lynx AH.1's seen over Portsmouth Dockyard

Return of the 'Task Force' from the Falklands War
On 21st July 1982, after serving for three months in the South Atlantic, the vintage aircraft carrier HMS Hermes [R12] - flagship of the Royal Navy 'Task Force' made a triumphant return to the Naval Dockyard at Portsmouth. The ship was greeted by a huge flotilla of small vessels. I made the journey down to capture this historic occasion.

There was an impressive flypast to greet the return of Hermes, including these Lynx helicopters. I'm not sure what the 'gizmo' is that one of the helicopters has attached to the front - rocket launchers??

From an original slide, scanned and unrestored.

You can see a random selection of my aviation memories here: www.flickriver.com/photos/heathrowjunkie/random/

Taken in: UK / England / Southsea / Old Portsmouth (show map)

Taken on: July 21, 1982

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