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de Havilland Sea Vixen British fighter developed for Royal Navy 1950s. Entering service 1959, it was Fleet Air Arm’s first two-seat jet designed without guns, relying instead on guided missiles, rockets, and other ordnance. operated from Royal Navy carriers until early 1970s

@USAS_WW1 @CcibChris 984 3D radar, very advanced, in the 1950s!

@CcibChris I love that huge radar disc!

HMS Victorious, ship's company lining flight deck, leaving Singapore for Hong Kong in 1961. Aircraft on deck include Scimitars, Sea Vixens and Gannets.

A glass raised to the crew of HMS Ardent who are still on patrol and not forgotten 🙏@hmsardent @Type21ClubAssoc 🫡

The United Kingdom had a Royal Yacht from 1660 until 1997. The last one, HMY BRITANNIA, served from 1954 until 1997 and was crewed by the @RoyalNavy During her career she conducted nearly 700 Royal visits and steamed over a million miles representing Britain.

An Air India B747-200 seen here in this photo at London Heathrow Airport in October 1981 📷- Tim Rees

Wishing our friends and fellow UK Overseas Territories, St Helena, a very Happy St Helena Day for yesterday! 🇸🇭 The National Day of St Helena, St Helena Day marks the discovery of the island by Portuguese navigator João da Nova in 1502. 🧭

@CcibChris I was lucky enough to have a 40 min flight in this one yesterday Chris. Incredible experience.

Two carriers and a British aircraft

@FalklandsinUK 🙏🙏🙏🙏

On this day in 1982, HMS Argonaut was attacked and damaged by Argentine air attacks - Able Seaman Iain M. Boldy and Able Seaman Matthew J. Stuart were killed. Stuart Cove, East Falkland and Boldy Island, north of Falkland Sound were named in their honour. 🇫🇰🇬🇧 #Falklands44

National food security should be a top priority!🙌🏼

A MiG-25 pilot standing next to his ride - a classic, staged propaganda shot. Btw, just look at those massive, gaping air intakes! They are as big as caverns, designed to feed massive amounts of air to those two monstrous Tumansky R-15 turbojets. Honestly, guys, they really don't build them this big and burly anymore.

This Day in Aviation History... May 21, 1977 Concorde makes a special trip from New York to Paris to mark the 50th anniversary of Charles Lindbergh’s historic flight on the same route in the Spirit of St. Louis; the airliner takes just 3 hours, 44 min.

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That's a decent looking police car.

Today is #QFFriday John Travolta’s Qantas B707 in which he has kindly donated has returned home back in Australia at Shell Harbour Airport. @xAviation @Keg767 @Qantas 📹 - hiquality_heavy_haulage

Seven Buccaneer jet fighters, from the RAF and RN, flying in formation.

A pair of Royal Air Force F-4 Phantoms landing

.@HMSSutherland arrived in 🇵🇹Lisbon yesterday. Via @AdAyA61