A WESSEX MARK 3 HELICOPTER from 820 Squadron landing on the after flight deck of H.M.S. Blake, the first helicopter-carrier to be commissioned by the Royal Navy. The first of the Tiger-class cruisers to complete conversion to the role of command helicopter-carrier, the Blake will initially carry four of these helicopters, later to be replaced by Sea King anti-submarine helicopters.
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Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31982, 8 May 1969, Page 14
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60A WESSEX MARK 3 HELICOPTER from 820 Squadron landing on the after flight deck of H.M.S. Blake, the first helicopter-carrier to be commissioned by the Royal Navy. The first of the Tiger-class cruisers to complete conversion to the role of command helicopter-carrier, the Blake will initially carry four of these helicopters, later to be replaced by Sea King anti-submarine helicopters. Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31982, 8 May 1969, Page 14
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