HMS Bulwark: Commando Carrier Coin and in-depth history of the

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HMS Bulwark: Commando Carrier Coin and in-depth history of theIn 1958 HMS Bulwark was withdrawn from service as a fixed wing aircraft carrier, to begin in January 1959 her conversion into a helicopter and Commando Carrier. At the same time 42 Commando Royal Marines who were based in Bickleigh, on the edge of Dartmoor just outside Plymouth was designated as Britains first helicopter borne assault troops with its own landing craft squadron using HMS Bulwark as a mobile floating platform which could appear unseen