Chris Bolton

British and Commonwealth show of strength in the South China Sea. HMS Eagle, HMS Bulwark, HMAS Melbourne and HMS Victorious in a naval patrol off the coast of Malaysia (3 March 1965)

Wer würde sich das trauen?

@EssexgoonerMr Yes

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This information is unconfirmed, but this media claims that, in return for military aid, Ukraine is asking Qatar to hand over its fleet of 12 Mirage 2000-5s.

The story nobody tells you about B-2 bomber🇺🇸

To celebrate their 50 year anniversary, Airbus flew every aircraft they ever built together at the same time

In 1984 a German reporter in Paris explains how to cross Place de la Concorde: "Walk steadily across and never look at the drivers. If you do, they'll think you've seen them and won't stop."

"You just have to look at it to see it's doing Mach 1!" A USAF SAC bomber pilot was quoted as saying this when seeing the prototype Handley Page Victor at the 1953 Farnborough air display in 1953. Can´t blame the Gentleman - it still looks futuristic to this day: check those engine intakes and that tail

Did you know the Duke of Wellington lived long enough to be photographed? This image, taken in 1844, captures Arthur Wellesley, the hero of Waterloo, in one of the earliest photographs ever taken.

France's Porte-Avions Nouvelle Génération (PANG) or New Generation Aircraft Carrier is formidable: • Displaces 75,000 tonnes • Nuclear powered • 2,000 crew • 30 fixed-wing aircraft - Rafale, SCAF, & E2 Hawkeye • 6-8 ASW helicopters. • Expected cost: €10 billion. As impressive as the "France Libre" will be, I worry that it puts too many eggs in one basket. In a world of naval drones and hypersonic missiles, three smaller vessels might be preferable to one big one.

@dickevans42 Glide approach

@CcibChris Bolter? Or 5 Wire!!

Goodnight

Profound thought for the day.

Practice for tomorrow…

Dassault Super Etendard. 3-A-206 Armada Argentina. And very smart too.

“After a low pass through Cad, on his second pass, the pilot came straight at us, inverted & came straight over us. This shot is pure luck & after picking myself up off the ground was surprised to see I got it.” Max Stevens

The USS Tripoli amphibious group just passed through the Malacca Strait and is on its way to the Iranian coast. It’s essentially a light aircraft carrier with 20+ vertical takeoff aircraft & helicopters, large landing ships, a destroyer & 2500 Marines

“This is an old shot I took of a Victor K.1 XA937 landing on runway 24 at Luqa Malta way back on 21st Apr 1967. Note tail airbrake only partially open while landing”. credit Godfrey Mangion).

The new-generation 🇫🇷 aircraft carrier will be named “France Libre” 310m long, 80,00 tonnes, it will be the biggest naval vessel in Europe The France Libre, a nod to the Resistance, will replace the Charles de Gaulle in 2038

The B-52 Stratofortress was built differently. While most aircraft must straighten before touchdown, the B-52 can land while still crabbing—thanks to landing gear that swivels up to 20°. 📹: theflyingduck77(YouTube)