CVA-01 could have reshaped British naval aviation

If CVA-01 had proceeded and more funding was available, what would the carrier group and Fleet Air Arm have looked like?

The group might have included Type 82 and Type 22 escorts, Buccaneers, Phantoms, Gannets, helicopters, and later an F/A-18 path instead of Harriers dominating British naval aviation.

A 1970s CVA-01 strike group might have included Type 82s, Type 22s, Buccaneers, Phantoms, Gannets, and helicopters. Britain might then have kept Buccaneers, replaced Phantoms with F/A-18s, and used the carrier program to participate more deeply in that aircraft path. The Fleet Air Arm would have remained closer to American-style CATOBAR aviation. Harriers would not have defined British naval aviation to the same extent.