EXCLUSIVE: HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Commander Air Wing talks from the Philippine Sea

Around three months into its first operational deployment, the Royal Navy's Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carrier, HMS Queen Elizabeth (R08) - which is the flagship vessel of Carrier Strike Group 21 (CSG21) - has seen the fleet's 32 aircraft fly an impressive 2,700 hours. In an exclusive interview with Key.Aero on August 3, the HMS Queen Elizabeth’s Carrier Air Wing commander, Capt James ‘Blackers’ Blackmore, known as the CAG, spoke from the Philippine Sea about the high intensity flying taking place.