HMS Illustrious in Liverpool

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Tugs on station by the Gladstone Dock
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ropes attached
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Ready to turn
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Tug Sandon at the stern, just off the Waterloo wall
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Tug Barbados pulling the stern around
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Nearly there
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Just a bit more
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we have arrived
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Welcome again to Liverpool
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Finish with engines
Then I rowed home in my canoe

Great pics Joe :handclap:

Great pictures Joe. Don't need a tag with you, we can all see where you've been. Canoeing to Kirkby? Do you know summit we don't.

Great shots, getting ready for the fly past tomorrow no doubt !!!

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Reds on top of blues again
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You call them blades???
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Thought they might have seperated them my a few minutes,it was all over in 30 seconds

I will say it for everyone....
Great pics again Joe. Very good indeed.:PDT11

Professionally taken photos! :handclap:

What time was the fly by?

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Originally Posted by Diane Louise

Professionally taken photos! :handclap:

What time was the fly by?

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2 PM Diane,there is a bit of helicopter flying on Sunday and Saturday in front of the Albert Dock

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Originally Posted by gregs dad

2 PM Diane,there is a bit of helicopter flying on Sunday and Saturday in front of the Albert Dock

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Are the public allowed to go on board the ship?

Brilliant pics, GD

yeah, it's open on Sunday and Monday :o)

Nice photos Joe.

Why was the fly past on Friday ? Could they not have had it on saturday or Sunday, when most of us are not in work

Thanks Joe,would have liked to have been there but your photo's are a brilliant substitute for the real thing!!
BrianD

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See what the seagulls are waiting for in the next pic
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Steady stream of crew up and down the gangway to empty their rubbish in skips on the quayside
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The tugs Donau and Sandon waiting to enter the Alfred Dock with the carrier and Legoland as a backdrop

Great Joe. You capture the sights and mood fantastically.