People watch on as the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sails into the Solent after leaving Portsmouth harbourPeople watch on as the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sails into the Solent after leaving Portsmouth harbour
People watch on as the Royal Navy aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth sails into the Solent after leaving Portsmouth harbour

HMS Queen Elizabeth: 23 best photos as Royal Navy carrier departs Portsmouth for F-35 flight trials

HMS Queen Elizabeth has waved goodbye to Portsmouth once again.

It feels like only yesterday that the Royal Navy carrier was arriving back home but she sailed out of HMNB Portsmouth this morning. She will carry out flight trials of the F-35 stealth jet in British waters as preparations continue for her first operational deployment in 2021. Here are our best photos of her departure.

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