I wasn't in the series because I joined the Ark in 1977, but loads of the faces are familiar.
@egyptioneseagelseagels8414 ай бұрын
😄😀😃😁
@leub016 ай бұрын
HMS Hermes could manage the Bucaneer surely although I know the Centaur a sister ship couldn’t.
@davidhoward53926 ай бұрын
Was at HMS Sultan when this was shown in 76... Wafus getting sea time in 😮
@philreading38366 ай бұрын
While you were on a concrete frigate😅
@michaeljgarforth14398 ай бұрын
My old beautiful shipm1976/77. Tractor Driver / Chockman nickname GANNETGARFORTH
@888ssss11 ай бұрын
when i worked for the navy i was a fighter pilot and flew the sea vixen, then the phantom, before moving to dundee to fly the new tornado.
@Juanlu. Жыл бұрын
Había que ser muy valiente para atreverse a apontar ahí.
@terencericketts8017 Жыл бұрын
Fabulous thanks for Sharing, although I have it on DVD good to see on KZfaq, I served on her 1969-72
@richardhewitt1648 Жыл бұрын
That deck looks ridiculously small. Love your work. Ric from Oz 🙍♂️🇭🇲🦘😎👍
@fitzpatrickken Жыл бұрын
prefer the original series with the original soundtrack!
@annetteboyle7518 Жыл бұрын
I watched this while my husband was somewhere in the world and clock watching until he was home safe from his duties 🙂
@markwoods1504 Жыл бұрын
With all the repeats the BBC put on these days I wish they'd put this TV series on I used to love it as a child growing up in the 1970's
@annetteboyle7518 Жыл бұрын
I knew someone called And y Green from the Ark Royal I wonder if he's still about ?he was from Pembrokeshire
@Drummer2020 Жыл бұрын
I think the original music suited far better, and not just because I was playing drums on the recording, but because it is strongly associated with the program.
@garycostello97262 жыл бұрын
76 l was there..
@philhunter91582 жыл бұрын
We had 38 of these carrier after the 2nd world war.
@admiralmallard7500 Жыл бұрын
Only 2 of this type, and 6 fleet carriers made during the war
@patdunphy47143 жыл бұрын
I was a PTI on her great time indeed
@andrewcarroll21623 жыл бұрын
Remember the M A A at h m s Raleigh 1964 Mr. R P CALNAN a very fair man. Dealt with me for going walkabout for a few hours. Captains table, 5 days no9s
@micealmacadaim65503 жыл бұрын
What does the RO stand for?
@andrewwade2022 Жыл бұрын
The letter 'R' is the flag superior for aircrft carriers, and each carrier is given a number......in Ark Royal's case 09, hence R09.
@Bruce-19563 жыл бұрын
Just heard Rod Stewart, Sailing, on the radio, so had to look up this fantastic series.
@karireinikainen28763 жыл бұрын
The series was broadcast in my native Finland in 1977 or so and was a great success.
@thomasfischer7633 жыл бұрын
looks somewhat lit.
@thomastfischer3 жыл бұрын
a little bit
@thomasfischer7633 жыл бұрын
@@thomastfischer okay, pretty lit
@allgood67603 жыл бұрын
Cool TV series.. a mate of mine flew Sea Hawks on the Ark Royal long before this series was made... thanks from NZ 👍🇳🇿
@Lex55763 жыл бұрын
A lot of people don't remember the days when Britain had a CATOBAR navy. I've always said that if the old Ark Royal had been around in 1982, with those Phantoms and Buccaneers, the Falklands War would never have happened.
@rhetthart93113 жыл бұрын
or an FGR tomcat (if that was a thing)
@quentinreece68122 жыл бұрын
CATOBAR is a system used for the launch and recovery of aircraft from the deck of an aircraft carrier. Under this technique, aircraft launch using a catapult-assisted take-off and land on the ship using arrestor wires. Although this system is costlier than alternative methods, it provides greater flexibility in carrier operations, since it imposes less onerous design elements on fixed wing aircraft than alternative methods of launch and recovery such as STOVL or STOBAR, allowing for a greater payload for more ordnance and/or fuel. CATOBAR can launch aircraft that lack a high thrust to weight ratio, including heavier non-fighter aircraft such as the E-2 Hawkeye and Grumman C-2 Greyhound.
@daveco4645 Жыл бұрын
I agree Les but if the Argentines had waited a year it would have Malvinas thanks to the defence cuts that would of happened ....luckily they didnt and she was a lucky lady (thatcher). BTW not an armchair admiiral....did my 22
@paolodechipiece1027 Жыл бұрын
@@daveco4645 absolutely spot on. The knott review under thatcher would have left the door wide open. Both the Hermes and invincible would have been gone.
@marksimpson2689 Жыл бұрын
Not Ex military or British (proud NZer) but imagine the Phantons from Ark Royal taking on the Argentinian AF
@douglasb50464 жыл бұрын
Remember the series like yesterday
@broadfjord70874 жыл бұрын
I second that, your videos are awesome! Thanks for sharing all your hard work, i hope you continue to make videos.
@mikewalrus47634 жыл бұрын
Made when the RN had a fleet and the BBC made real documentaries
@gregtaylor6146 Жыл бұрын
In the current climate, the BBC 'edit' would have the captain as black ............. innit???
@ryanelcock9488 ай бұрын
@gregtaylor6146 plenty of black crewmen aboard Ark Royal. Shown in the original documentary.
@boltcuttercycles4 жыл бұрын
Absolutely love this and your coverage of 2019 CX Nats. Keep it up.
@jennlevo52854 жыл бұрын
SOO GOOD!
@patrickcroasdaile40344 жыл бұрын
Jenn, good to see you out there. Thanks for the encouragement :)
@verabickford43344 жыл бұрын
nice video saw Janelle several times....YOU ROCK GIRL
@patrickcroasdaile40344 жыл бұрын
Vera, glad you enjoyed it. I agree, Janelle's a star!
@PaulSchofield4 жыл бұрын
I have the series on DVD, very enjoyable. Time to watch it once again.
@alexchubbymclynn60602 жыл бұрын
Was it officially released or just recorded from the TV? I am looking for these series... Thanks for the answer.
@henryvagincourt4 жыл бұрын
Old days, I joined early 1982, just in time for the Falklands, had Ark been about, no Falkland's war.
@paulmarchant92314 жыл бұрын
Many Ark Royal veterans involved in the task force must have felt the same way.... Andy Auld, from phantom to sea harrier..... Can't remember his name, but the chap flying choppers whose wife was on the supply ship alongside Ark actually flew the helicopter which got the Santa Fe in South Georgia...... Beautiful old ship, sadly scrapped with no dignity..... Let's hope the old Hermes yet escapes the cutters torch
@pilgrum235 жыл бұрын
One grate ship I had the honor of been on board
@quentinreece68122 жыл бұрын
I didn’t know it only had one grate, the US carriers have seven grates