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Buccaneer of 809 NAS landing on HMS Ark Royal | Buccaneers of 809 NAS landing on the deck of HMS Ark Royal | Buccaneer of 809 NAS being loaded on the bow cat of HMS Ark Royal | ||||
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Will the 2 new super carriers currently on order see the light of day? and will they ever operate more than a handful of aircraft? The Ark operated 12 Phantoms, 14 Buccaneers, 4 Gannets, 6 Sea Kings and 2 Wessex. The current Invincible class can operate a maximum of around 22 aircraft.
* Crabs: friendly naval term for the RAF