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by Philip E West
HMS Ark Royal / F4 Phantom Royal Navy
HMS Ark Royal IV - Flagship of the Flag Officer Aircraft Carriers - a mobile airfield
and a most impressive sight as she launches a Phantom from one of her catapults.
She had a standard displacement of 43,000 tons, a beam of 168 feet, and was 846 feet long.
Ships company numbered 2,570 and her Air Group consisted of Phantom Interceptors,
Buccaneer strike and Gannet AEW aircraft together with Wessex SAR and Sea King ASW helicopters.
She served her Nation and the Royal Navy for 23 years and sailed 800,000 miles
of valuable service, finally being decommissioned in 1979.
Signatures:
Every
print is signed by Vice Admiral Sir Edward Anson KCB,
Admiral Sir Desmond Cassidi GCB (both former Captains of the Ark Royal)
Commander TJH Gedge RN AFC (Phantom pilot – actually flew Phantom depicted)
Commander D. Hobbs (Gannet pilot),
Lt. Commander D R George RN AFC (Wessex helicopter pilot),
Captain E M Hackett (Buccaneer pilot),
Captain R C Swales RN (Sea King pilot)
and Mr. Tom Wilkinson (Fleet Master at Arms)
Limited
to only 400 prints worldwide:
£90 (approx US$135) each,
25 Museum Edition £115 (approx US$173)
25 Artist Proofs £115 (approx
US$173)
50 Remarqued Prints £215 (approx
US$323)
A Certificate of Authenticity and biographical details
on each signatory accompanies every print.
Print
size: 28 x 20ins Edition size:
400
Philip West
Price: £60.00
(Order Number ref PW14)
All major credit
cards are accepted with delivery taking usually
5-7 days for Europe and 7-10 days for the rest of the World.
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