<p>HMS Illustrious returning to her home base of Portsmouth in Hampshire, following her successful mission supporting the the people of the Philippines following the devasting Typhoon Haiyan.
</p><p>This image was a runner up in the Royal Navy's Peregrine Trophy Competition 2014.
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Photographer: POA(PHOT) Owen Cooban
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