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Friday, 24 February 2023
Replicas of Fokker D.VII and Fokker Dr.I (Fokker Triplane) were fighter aircraft built for German military forces.
Navy aircraft attended the superbowl, commemorating 50 years of femaie aviation history.
Loading drop tanks on SB2C Helldivers aboard USS Lexington (CV-16).
Loading drop tanks on SB2C Helldivers aboard USS Lexington (CV-16).
Curtiss-produced U.S. Navy flying boat NC-4, circa 1919.
Monday, 20 February 2023
On this day 60 years ago, in 1963 the first operational Buccaneer squadron, 801 NAS, embarked in HMS ARK ROYAL. The Buccaneer was the Royal Navy Maritime Strike aircraft designed for the cold war and would serve until the late 70's when its mantle passed to the Sea Harrier.
Sunday, 19 February 2023
Banana boat! USS Siboney (CVE-112) with helicopters from Marine Corps squadron HMX-1 (before they got the job of taxiing the prez around) on deck. The helos are Piasecki HRP-1 & 2's. The destroyer in the background is USS O'Hare (DD-889).
Friday, 17 February 2023
McDonnell Douglas F/A-18 Hornet on USS Nimitz.
Gitaffe patterned 1931 Sikorsky S-39 is modeled after the "Spirit of Africa".
On HMS QNLZB with the T1's approaching.
T1 training aircraft from 72(F) Squadron, RAF Valley going to overfly HMS Queen Elizabeth in the Irish Sea off Anglesey this week.
Jets of 207 Squadron RAF now embarked on HMS QNLZ.
Monday, 13 February 2023
Texan Aircraft who flew past HMS QNLZ.
MV-22 Osprey, attached to Marine Helicopter Squadron (HMX) 1, idles on the flight deck of the Wasp-class amphibious assault ship USS Kearsarge (LHD 3) Jan. 30, 2023.
Merlin Mk4s of 845 NAS operating in Norway.
USS Nimitz (CVN 68) steams through the South China Sea, January 29, 2023.
Dornier Do 31 E-1 presented at the Dornier museum in Friedrichshafen. The prototype of a V/STOL cargo aircraft.
Yakovlev Yak-11 and a North American T-28 Trojan.
Monday, 6 February 2023
The SAAB AJS37 Viggen was designed for short takeoff and landing, so it could be operated on ordinary roads.
Fairchild Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II 'Warthog'.
Flying Fortress over the Golden Gate Bridge.
The restoration of a Ju88-A1 Wnr. 0088119, U4-TK From the Norwegian Defence Museum at Gardermoen Air Force Museum.
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The Royal Navy’s anti-submarine sentry – the Towed Array Patrol Ship's, Type 23 and Merlin .
The first VC10 is nearing completion alongside a BEA Vanguard in the Flight Hangar at Weybridge. 1962.
Bartini-Beriev-VVA-14. Only 2 ever made.The aircraft's first flight was held on 4 September 1972. At that time, the prototype would not yet be equipped with a pontoon for water landing. The addition of the pontoon allowed the VVA-14 to land in the sea. In addition, aircraft can efficiently hover along the surface of the water. The VVA-14 has two turbojet engines in addition to 12 turbofan engines. The aircraft logged a total of 103 flight hours over 107 times before the project was canceled following Bartini's death.
Coulson Flying Tankers - C-FLYL.