HELICOPTER Carrier Arrives On Clyde
Sunday, 05 February 2012 | 
BRITAIN’S on-call helicopter carrier HMS Illustrious called in at the Clyde today (Sunday) en route to play a key role in Royal Navy winter war games.
HMS Illustrious seen from Gourock on Sunday morning with HMS Kent
The ship, which sailed up Loch Long, is heading for two months of training in the North Sea and fjords of Norway.
The helicopter carrier is working with Apache gunships and Sea Kings in the North Sea before moving on to the Norwegian fjords for NATO’s Exercise Cold Response.
HMS Illustrious is due to be taken out of service in 2014.
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