British F-4 on Forrestal in 1971

Traded planes and mech crews for a couple of days with the HMS Ark Royal in 1971. Notice the double height of the nose stut because their deck was alot shorter and they needed more lift.

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  • It looked a little high when I first saw the pic. Must be a real challenge getting up the boarding ladder with stuff.
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