Looking Back: USMC Ospreys and Harriers Aboard the HMS Illustrious

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
03/27/2015
03/25/2015: By Robbin Laird In 2007, the HMS Illustrious was the first non-US ship on which an Osprey was to land. I had the opportunity to be aboard one of those Ospreys and land on the ship and observe Marines working with the Royal Navy and operating their Harriers off of the…

UK Pilot Operating MV-22 Lands on British Warship During Exercise

Posted on | by Caroline Teames
09/17/2013
09/17/2013: During COUGAR 13, a MV-22 had landed on a British Warship and operated by a British pilot.  September 16, 2013, UK exchange pilot LT “Odd Job” Wotten operating with VMX-22 “bounced off” of HMS Illustrious. [slidepress gallery='uk-pilot-operating-mv-22-lands-on-british-warship-during-exercise'] Credit Photos: 26th MEU:9/16/13 According to the Royal Navy: Cougar is the…