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Tuesday, 31 December 2024
3 views of The Fairey Gannet, which was a carrier-borne aircraft, designed and produced by the British aircraft manufacturer the Fairey Aviation Company.
Tungsten Flight from 814 Naval Air Squadron – The Flying Tigers – was deployed to Norway with frigate HMS Portland. Although primarily submarine hunters, the Merlin Mk2 crew took the opportunity to hone their skills operating in the Norwegian mountains during a recent period of training.
Avro Vulcan XH558.
Fat Albert C-130J Super Hercules.
Sunday, 22 December 2024
Sukhoi Su-35 Flanker-E, Russia new stealth fighter jet.
Martin JRM-1 76820 Philippine Mars, in port, July 1946.
Breaking: In over 300 targeted strikes during the past 24 hours, Israel destroyed the entire air force of Syria, including all aircrafts (MiG and Sukhoi), all helicopters, and all anti-aircraft systems.
Sunday, 15 December 2024
In 1956: Pan Am Flight 6, a B-377, ditches in the Pacific, all 31 aboard survive. Plane had engine problems, went down 1125 mi West off California, US Coast Guard rescued survivors. The crew´s preparation of passengers and cabin during the emergency was vital to the outcome.
October, 1945, saw the last 'service' launch from a Royal Navy carrier by a Fairey Swordfish took place from HMS Ocean. Though HMS Centaur launched 2 in 1959 during the filming of Sink The Bismarck. In WW2 it destroyed more enemy maritime tonnage than any allied aircraft.
Variants of the British Harrier.
U.S. Air Force's F-22 Raptor stealth fighter US Fastest Hypersonic Jet Reaching The Speed Of Light Is Ready To Fly
Monday, 9 December 2024
RAF fighters have been scrambled to intercept two Russian bombers north of Shetland. The Typhoon jets launched from RAF Lossiemouth in Moray on Monday morning. The Russian Tu-142 Bear-F and Tu-142 Bear-J aircraft were monitored in international airspace as they passed north of the UK.
Multiple U.S. Air Force assets, including B-52 bombers, F-15 fighter jets, and A-10 attack aircraft, hit 75 Islamic State targets in Syria in a massive round of strikes.
Saturday, 7 December 2024
X-29 during a September 1991 research flight. Smoke generators in the nose of the aircraft were used to help researchers see the behavior of the air flowing over the aircraft.
Hawaii Mars and the museum, Hawaii.
C-130 Refueling Two F-35 Lightning IIs.
EA-6B Prowler.
Monday, 2 December 2024
Saunders Roe Princess flying boat,
Douglas SBD-5 bombers in flight, 12 November 1943. Look like it could be USS Enterprise CV-6 in the background.
RAAF Short Sunderland in 1944.
USS Dwight D Eisenhower (CVN 69), 1987.
Sea Harrier FRS.51 in the lift of INS Viraat (Ex- HMS Hermes).
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A look back to January 1971 with a S2E Tracker ready for launch as the steam rises from the catapult of USS Intrepid (CVS11) during carrier qualification trials off the coast of Quonset Point, Rhode Island.
The first VC10 is nearing completion alongside a BEA Vanguard in the Flight Hangar at Weybridge. 1962.
Consolidated TBY-2 Sea Wolf. 1945.
Vultee Aircraft Co. Vultee Vengeance assembly line in the 1940's.