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Goes to Sea

3 episodes · 2019

Following HMS Queen Elizabeth as 1,500 sailors, marines and aviators are about to leave on their first transatlantic crossing.

  1. 1Let Go All Lines

    27 Oct 2019 · 59 min

    HMS Queen Elizabeth embarks on her maiden voyage across the Atlantic. The ship's company face many challenges preparing for the first landing of F35B Lightning Stealth Fighters.

  2. 2Don't Feed the Birds

    03 Nov 2019 · 59 min

    The next phase of flight testing for the top secret F35 jets is underway. Coping with a rolling, pitching, wind-blown deck is hard enough, but a full-blown hurricane is looming.

  3. 3Manhattan Ahoy!finale

    10 Nov 2019 · 59 min

    With just a few weeks to go before HMS Queen Elizabeth arrives in New York in spectacular style, the F35 jets try a method of landing never attempted before.