Merlin makes first landing aboard new UK aircraft carrier
flightglobal | July 05, 2017
UK Royal Navy AgustaWestland AW101 Merlin helicopters performed the first deck landings aboard the service's new aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth, just four days after the 65,000t vessel embarked on its maiden voyage. The activity involved antisubmarine warfare/multimission helicopters from the Fleet Air Arm's 820 NAS, operating from the Royal Air Force's Lossiemouth base in Scotland in support of the carrier's introduction.