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Offline Hedge

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USS George Bush
« on: May 30, 2011, 01:00:11 am »
Currently sat in Stokes Bay off Gosport. Fook me is it big.







The photos really don't do it justice. I am told there are 42 F18s , 8 SH60s and 3 E2s on deck.  :surprised:

Why take only a few planes if to the other side of the world when you can take them all. Bring back HMS Ark Royal.  :ashamed:
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #1 on: May 30, 2011, 01:02:31 am »
Wow, may go down and see this in the flesh
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #2 on: May 30, 2011, 01:08:58 am »
Best be quick Dom as I believe it leaves tomorrow at 10:00am.  :ashamed:
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #3 on: May 30, 2011, 01:12:10 am »
back in 2001 i was doing a spot of sailing around the solent and the USS Nimitz was anchored up.  You need to see it to believe it, really jaw dropping when you see it.  i think they carry more fighter aircraft than our airforce have full stop iirc.
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #4 on: May 30, 2011, 07:47:49 am »
I was working in Lee on Solent yesterday and popped down to stokes bay for a butchers, and can confirm it's dam big!! And an awesome sight.. :happy2:
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #5 on: May 30, 2011, 09:34:18 am »
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #6 on: May 30, 2011, 10:28:35 am »
Go down for a gander Dom, it's funny who you meet when you're there  :evilgrin:
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #7 on: May 30, 2011, 11:37:23 am »
Yup tis funny who you meet.
There was me looking for a bit of dogging action and who should turn up.....  :grin:

The car park was very busy with lots of nuggets parked half on the beach and half on the access road effectively making the access road single track.  :mad: :mad:

We did see a shining example of Mondeo ownership complete with GT1 rear wing and dragons down the side.
I would have taken a picture but the owners were still in it.  :scared:
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #8 on: May 30, 2011, 12:21:30 pm »
Hedge.. you should have taken it anyway, that kind of behaviour needs shaming!

Epic ship, and fully loaded by the sounds of it.  :scared:
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #9 on: May 30, 2011, 12:47:01 pm »
Quote from: richwig83 on May 30, 2011, 12:21:30 pm
Hedge.. you should have taken it anyway, that kind of behaviour needs shaming!

+1 we need more shining examples for the forum of taste:  http://www.barryboys.co.uk/phpBB2/viewforum.php?f=1
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #10 on: May 30, 2011, 03:06:28 pm »
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Ah, but is the USS Bush big enough to land a Vulcan on?
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #11 on: May 30, 2011, 03:18:15 pm »
Don't fink so Robin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_H.W._Bush_(CVN-77)

The Vulcan normally needs approx 6000ft to land even if she flashes her Knickers. :ashamed:

Also the Vulcan weighs 40 tons so might struggle to get back out again. :wink:
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #12 on: May 30, 2011, 03:24:47 pm »
Quote from: Hedge on May 30, 2011, 03:18:15 pm

Don't fink so Robin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/USS_George_H.W._Bush_(CVN-77)

The Vulcan normally needs approx 6000ft to land even if she flashes her Knickers. :ashamed:

Also the Vulcan weighs 40 tons so might struggle to get back out again. :wink:


....I didn't think she would but if it was possible the thought of seeing it would be quite exciting! Let the V meet the bush!
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Re: USS George Bush
« Reply #13 on: May 31, 2011, 11:44:47 am »
Damn, wish I'd seen this. I'd have headed down there yesterday to take some piccies. Those US supercarriers are something else entirely  :chicken: and they've got a dozen of them!  :scared: The air wing is 92 aircraft total IIRC... how many aircraft does the RAF operate?
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Re: USS George Bush
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