Portsmouth aircraft carrier making her way to war | Nostalgia

What a year 1982 was.
By Deborah Croker
Published 6th Jun 2021, 19:00 BST
Journey over - HMS Invincible receives a heroine's welcome as she enters Portsmouth Harbour on her return from the Falklands war, September 1982.Journey over - HMS Invincible receives a heroine's welcome as she enters Portsmouth Harbour on her return from the Falklands war, September 1982.
Journey over - HMS Invincible receives a heroine's welcome as she enters Portsmouth Harbour on her return from the Falklands war, September 1982.

We had tall ships arriving by the dozen in Portsmouth a Tudor warship re-emerging from the Solent and the little matter of a naval war down at the bottom of the globe.

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