Mark Lacey

@Gabriel64869839 Just look at the stark contrast in layout between Kinloss Barracks down the road - lots of large hard standing, but also lots of well spaced areas too

@Gabriel64869839 The “decision makers” have gotten far too comfortable with the concept that “War is a thing that happens overseas.” The reduction of flying stations coupled the the lack of dispersion on those stations has put all of our eggs into 6-7 very fragile baskets…

That line of P-8s (and in near future E-7) on the mega apron in front of Atlantic Building, is a vulgar insult to the most basic of Force Protection thinking. Resident GBAD is very expensive, but some revetments and dispersions are not. What the hell.

It's unbelievable how many dynamic companies broke their streaks of engineer-CEOs for the first time in the 2000s, installing their first MBA/finance CEOs, who then promptly made fundamental strategic errors that nixed the company's future, that are now becoming obvious.

Pic of the day. > doing some fairly adventurous stuff with a Jaguar GR3 loaded with live bombs

ROK Air Force carried out a farewell flight for its F-4E Phantom aircraft. The venerable F-4E was in service between 1969 and 2024. The formation was escorted by KF-21 Boramae, South Korea’s indigenous fighter aircraft.

Vulcan air display, 8mm home movie with sound (a rarity) Original source says Woodford but more likely Waddington, or possibly Scampton The style of camouflage/markings suggests a date of late 1970s-early 1980s Great to hear that unmistakable quadruple-Olympus howl again…🙉😀

A leisurely Jag in the Lakes……

Near the end of her time. HMS Ark Royal. At 49000 tons, quite small for operation of F4 and Buccaneer .

Jaguar at max altitude (apparently)

Millennials preparing for the 37th once in a lifetime event in the last 5 years

10 Worst Helicopters hushkit.net/2021/02/22/10-… via @Hush_Kit

Do you fancy a bit of raspberry ripple?

Swedish Air Force Saab SF37 Viggen July 1995 (freer td aviation)

No details, but 74 Sqn probably over RAF Wattisham.

Todays header shows Jaguar XX116 recovering to RAF Valley in April 1989.

The prototype of the TSR2 makes its maiden flight from the Aeroplane and Armament Experimental Establishment (A&AEE) airfield at Boscombe Down, Wiltshire, on 27th September 1964. © IWM (DEC 2) <1/2>

The end. 1978 HMS Ark Royal flying paying off pennant. Beautifully ranged deck.

A memorial park has this small plot of land left exactly as it was over 50 years ago- once a moonscape; now a grim glimpse of one of the most heavily bombed spots on Earth. Dong Loc Junction, Vietnam. 1/5 #planespotting #avgeek #aviationdaily #aircraft #aviationlovers #milair

All in order! 892 NAS ashore at RAF Leuchars. 1975. That is me wearing the silver Mk1 hard hat having just returned from Rosehearty Range on a rocket detail. Gerry Kinch in Mk 2 hat.

“most iconic role on the deck of an aircraft carrier”