On the Ark Royal 50 years ago

[james84]

Here is a great shot published on Airliners.
http://www.airliners.net/photo/UK---Nav ... 1975092/L/

(Yes, great shot, but the Gannet is the UGLIEST aircraft every built IMHO )

[shaggy22]

That's more aircraft in that one shot than the whole of the current navy and air force combined

(Yes, great shot, but the Gannet is the UGLIEST aircraft every built IMHO )

You've not seen the MiG25UB then.

[james84]

That's more aircraft in that one shot than the whole of the current navy and air force combined

(Yes, great shot, but the Gannet is the UGLIEST aircraft every built IMHO )

You've not seen the MiG25UB then.

Yes I did! And it doesn't look better at all!

[delbydoo]

And to put it into perspective, 50 years before that photograph was taken, folks were flying around in stringbags made up of very little with nothing but wood and maybe a little fabric and a car engine on the front.....sometimes I am amazed at how the human race grows (in one way at least)