HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail for helicopter trials



HMS Queen Elizabeth leaves Portsmouth Harbour for the first time since she was commissioned, she was due to leave earlier this week but was delayed due to a sprinkler fault onboard


HMS Queen Elizabeth sets sail for helicopter trials: "The UK’s future flagship sailed for the first time since being officially commissioned into the Royal Navy in December and will be launching her first helicopter trials at sea.

Two Chinook helicopters from the Aircraft Test and Evaluation facility at MOD Boscombe Down landed on the warship before it sailed and two Merlin Mk2 helicopters will join later." Read More



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