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Boeing B-29A-45-BN
S/N : 44-61748
Construction : 11225
G-BHDK
-Aircraft assigned to the 371st Bombardment Squadron, 307th Bomb Group, 307th Bomb Wing at Kadena AB, Okinawa in March 1952.
-Flew 105 combat missions over North Korea carrying the name "It's Hawg Wild" before the Korean armistice agreement was signed in July 1953.
-Sent to Naval Air Weapons Station China Lake, California as a target in November 1956.
-Donated to the Imperial War Museum by the US Navy in 1979.
-Recovered from China Lake on November 16, 1979 after being made flyable and flown to Tucson, Arizona for further restoration by Aero Services.
-On February 16, 1980, the aircraft was flown to Flint, Michigan.
-On March 2, 1980, the aircraft arrived at Duxford via Loring Air Force Base, Maine; Gander, Newfoundland; Sondestrom Fjord, Greenland; Keflavik, Iceland; and Mildenhall, UK.
-Severe corrosion was found in the bomb bay area requiring extensive repairs.
-Exterior was eventually repainted in its wartime color scheme and the aircraft was fully restored.
-On permanent indoor display at the American Air Museum, Imperial War Museum, Duxford, England.
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Der M48 Patton ist ein Kampfpanzer der Zeit des Kalten Krieges aus US-amerikanischer Produktion. In verschiedenen Versionen wird er noch heute in einigen Staaten des westlichen Einflussbereiches verwendet. Die offizielle Bezeichnung des Army Department war: „M48 Medium Tank – 90 mm Gun“. Benannt ist das Fahrzeug nach General George S. Patton, dem Kommandeur der Third United States Army während des Zweiten Weltkriegs und auf alliierter Seite einem der ersten Befürworter von massiven Panzereinsätzen.
In der US Army wurden die M48A5 als letzte Ausführung dieses Modells durch den M60 ersetzt; seit Mitte der 1990er Jahre sind die M48 in den Vereinigten Staaten nicht mehr im Dienst. Die zuletzt bei der Heimatschutztruppe der Bundeswehr eingesetzten M48A2C wurden ersatzlos ausgemustert, die M48A2GA2 durch den Leopard 2 ersetzt.
Bereits im Jahre 1947 forderte das US-Militär eine längerfristige Lösung für die Beschaffung eines Kampfpanzers der 30-Tonnen-Klasse mit einer 90-mm-Kanone. Die seit 1944/45 im Einsatz stehenden Kampfpanzer M26 Pershing sowie das Nachfolgemodell M46 entsprachen wegen ihrer geringen Motorleistung und ihrer sonstigen Schwächen nicht mehr den Anforderungen. Die seit 1951 hergestellten Kampfpanzer vom Typ M47 waren von Anfang an nur als Zwischenlösung betrachtet worden. Unmittelbar nach dem Produktionsbeginn für den M47 begannen bereits im Oktober 1951 im Arsenal von Detroit die Entwicklungsarbeiten für einen Nachfolger. Im Dezember des gleichen Jahres erhielt Chrysler den Auftrag zum Bau von sechs Prototypen mit der Bezeichnung T48. Noch bevor Chrysler die Prototypen fertig hatte, erging bereits der Auftrag für die ersten Baulose (zunächst ebenfalls an Chrysler), dem im Jahr darauf weitere Aufträge an die Firmen Ford Motor Company und Fisher Body Division (eine Tochter von General Motors) folgten. Die Auslieferung des nunmehr M48 genannten Fahrzeugs begann im Jahre 1952.
1954 erfolgte die Vergabe eines weiteren Bauloses an Chrysler.
Den Bauauftrag für den M48A2 erhielt im Jahre 1955 das Unternehmen „Alco Products“ in Schenectady (New York). Der Stückpreis betrug zu diesem Zeitpunkt 250.000 US-Dollar, womit er um 35.000 US-Dollar teurer war als sein Nachfolger M60 fünfzehn Jahre später.
1960 bemängelte eine Kontrollkommission inzwischen festgestellte gravierende Fehler an dem Fahrzeug, die nicht erkannt worden waren, da kein Truppenversuch stattgefunden hatte.
1975 wurde mit der Kampfwertsteigerung von 500 M48A3 zu M48A5 begonnen. Diese Fahrzeuge waren ausschließlich für die Nationalgarde bestimmt und wurden auch nur dort eingesetzt. Insgesamt wurden 2067 Panzer zur Version A5 umgerüstet. Diese Aktion war 1980 beendet.
Von 1952 bis 1959 (nach anderen Angaben in den Jahren 1952 bis 1960) wurden fast 12.000 Stück aller Varianten gebaut. Die Modelle M48 / M48A1 / M48C / M48A2 / M48A2C verwendeten einen Benzinmotor, dessen ausgesprochen hoher Kraftstoffverbrauch (im günstigsten Fall 6 Liter pro Kilometer) für einen nicht zufriedenstellenden Fahrbereich sorgte. Bereits 1959 begann die Entwicklung eines Dieselmotors, der ab 1963 in die M48A3-Modelle (Umbauten verschiedener älterer M48-Typen) eingebaut wurde.
Eine Vielzahl von Staaten bestellten die Fahrzeuge für ihre Panzertruppen, darunter auch Deutschland (ab 1956), Israel, Pakistan, Spanien, Taiwan und die Türkei.
Quelle: Wikipedia
... printed on the front of a steel drum issued by the Office of Civil Defense during the Cold War, sometime around 1960.
On March 21, the New York Times printed an article about a cache of civil defense supplies that was recently discovered inside the foundations of the Brooklyn Bridge. The Times wrote:
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City workers were conducting a regular structural inspection of the bridge last Wednesday when they came across the cold-war-era hoard of water drums, medical supplies, paper blankets, drugs and calorie-packed crackers -- an estimated 352,000 of them, sealed in dozens of watertight metal canisters and, it seems, still edible.
To step inside the vault -- a dank and lightless room where the walls are lined with dusty boxes -- is to be vividly reminded of the anxieties that dominated American life during the military rivalry with the Soviet Union, an era when air-raid sirens and fallout shelters were standard elements of the grade-school curriculum.
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The officials would not open any of the supplies because of safety concerns over germs, but Mr. Vaccaro said that one of the canisters had broken open, and inside it, workers found the crackers intact in wax-paper wrapping.
Nearby were several dozen boxes with sealed bottles of Dextran, made by Wyeth Laboratories in Philadelphia. More mysterious were about 50 metal drums, made by United States Steel in Camden, N.J. According to the label, each was intended to hold 17.5 gallons and to be converted, if necessary, for ''reuse as a commode.'' They are now empty.
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I had to laugh, because I have three of those cannisters, which originally came from a similar Civil Defense stockpile on the campus of Yale University. This is one of them.
The Civil Defense Museum has lots more detail and several historical photos of these storage drums here.
RNLAF Open-Days, Leeuwarden (2016) - Netherlands
All RNLAF Airshows (All Visits)
Hawker Hunter T.8C, G-BWGL as RNLAF 'N-321'.
Former RAF XF357.
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These are my two lego 2 British behemoths, the FV4005 and FV215b 183. They are both equipped with one of the biggest caliber guns ever mounted on a tank the 183mm L4 gun.
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Pendant les année 1950 les constructeurs automobiles américains étaient vraiment en pleine Guerre Froide.
4e Traversée de Caen (rassemblement de véhicules anciens)
Caen, cours Koenig, septembre 2019
The MiG OKB upgraded the Fulcrum into a true multirole aircraft with the M-variant to meet the Soviet western frontline requirement. Initially called the MiG-33, it was later designated the MiG-29M (Product 9.15) “Super Fulcrum.” The external differences from previous Fulcrums are slight, it is a multi-functional fighter capable of performing air-to-ground combat with precision-guided munitions (PGMs), along with the air-to-air roles of early variants. The pilot-aircraft interfaces in the cockpit were improved and a wide range of new generation equipment was installed. The aircraft’s fuel capacity was also increased to add a longer combat range.
The first MiG-29M demonstrator, aircraft 156, flew in 1985 and was essentially a Fulcrum-C modified to carry a targeting pod for ground attack. By 1989, a fully specified MiG-29M was conducting test flights. Six prototypes were built but did not enter production with the Russian Air Force as the development of the new fighter coincided with the collapse of the Soviet Union. The halt in production left many unfinished airframes in the factories, which provided a feedstock for future sales. Note the shortened vertical stabilizer extensions, the removal of the top intake louvres, and the revised airbrake. The M-variant also carries one additional munitions pylon, bringing the total to four per wing.
Original photos taken on the 08/01/2010 — www.flickr.com/photos/139375961@N08/shares/U73k5039fN
The AMES Type 84, also known as the Microwave Early Warning or MEW, was a 23cm wavelength early warning radar used by the Royal Air Force as part of the Linesman/Mediator radar network. Operating in the L-band gave it improved performance in rain and hail, where the primary AMES Type 85 radar's performance dropped off. It operated beside the Type 85 and RX12874 in Linesman, and moved to the UKADGE system in the 1980's before being replaced during UKADGE upgrades in the early 1990's.
The Type 84 had a decade-long development period that saw the system being repeatedly redesigned. It was first conceived in 1951 during the ROTOR program as a megawatt-powered S-band system that would replace the WWII-era Chain Home radars for early warning. But an experimental system developed at the Royal Radar Establishment (RRE) offered similar performance and would be available long before the MEW's 1957 target date. Put into operation as the AMES Type 80 in 1953, the immediate need for MEW was eliminated. MEW was then assigned a lower priority and handed off to Marconi for further development.
A new concept emerged as an L-band counterpart to the Type 80, adding an advanced moving target indication (MTI) system. In this form, the system was ordered into production as the Type 84 in July 1957. That same month, concerns about the new carcinotron jammer grew. MEW was repositioned as an anti-jamming radar using a powerful 10 MW klystron, but this system failed to work. A 5 MW wide-band magnetron replaced the klystron, but this required a new MTI and antenna system as well. By the time these were ready the magnetron was not, and it finally settled on a 2.5 MW version, compromising its capability as an anti-jamming system.
During development, MEW was the primary radar of the Stage 2 ROTOR plans and was intended to hand-off targets to the Blue Envoy long-range missile. But the RRE once again trumped the Type 84 with their new Blue Yeoman design, which was much more powerful and offered frequency agility. Deployment of Type 84 went ahead anyway, largely because it was complete and offered a number of complimentary features. The first operational Type 84 was handed over to the RAF at RAF Bawdsey in October 1962. Three additional units came online during the 1960’s, and the fifth from the original order was instead sent to Cyprus and placed on Mount Olympus, the last unit shut down in 1994.
For more information and the source, please follow the link — en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMES_Type_84
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Hawker Hunter XG194 was delivered to the RAF on October 3rd 1956. Flown by Air Commodore Roger Topp, C.O. of 111 Sqn, she led the 111 Sqn Black Arrows aerobatic display team during the world record 22 aeroplane loop at the 1958 Farnborough Air Show and was based at Wattisham from 1958-60.
Converted to FGA.9 in March 1965, it went on to fly with 1 Sqn at Wittering. In 1988, after a period at Cosford as a ground instructional airframe, it went to RAF North Luffenham for Explosive Ordnance training, and was painted to resemble a Soviet Sukhoi fighter for crews who would have to disarm Warsaw Pact aircraft that may have been flown to the West by a defecting pilot.
In November 2009, the dilapidated frame of XG194 was rescued from a muddy field minus ejection seat, and moved back to Wattisham to be restored to its former glory. Ex-Armourer Mike Halpin was tasked with sourcing a Martin Baker Mk 2H seat for the aircraft and, after a tireless search, located a 1951 seat in Brighton, complete with all original safety equipment. Before the seat could be fitted into the aircraft Mike deactivated all mechanisms, making it safe for static display.
The final stage of the restoration was to spray the aircraft in its aerobatic gloss-black colour, as seen while leading the 22 aeroplane loop more than 54 years ago. On 14th May 2013, his 90th birthday, Air Commodore Roger Topp, the former CO of 111 Sqn who led the team and flew the aircraft in 1958, officially unveiled XG194.
Since the terror in Ukraine has put mutual nuclear destruction back in the conversation, this seems to be a good time for a reflection on our history of posturing regarding defense. It now seems amazing that at one point in time we talked as if the DEW (Defense Early Warning) line post seen out the window would somehow provide at least some protection from annihilation by Russian nuclear forces. Though it hasn’t been specifically stated, the language of Biden and other Western leaders seems to now be acknowledging that our Cold War language was not really about ‘defense’ as in protection from harm, but about ‘defense’ as in by threat of mutual destruction.
This is taken from a flight in the Northwest Territories of Canada from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, in 1994. The installation below is a DEW line site; the DEW line in Canada on the edge of the Arctic Sea was constructed so as to give us enough time to get US planes in the air before Russia could have destroyed US forces. Possibly at the time there was an assumption that those US planes could wipe out Russia before the Russians wiped out us, but that assumption seems dubious. It seems that our approach at that time, of mutual destruction, was built upon the assumption that rational actors on both ends would not act – an assumption that seems questionable given what we now know about authoritarians working in isolation.
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This picture was taken from the co-pilot’s seat in a twin-engine prop plane as we were approaching Tuktoyaktuk. Fortunately I was the only one willing to take that seat on that flight and, no, I don’t know how to fly a plane.
This is a repost of a previously posted photo: www.flickr.com/photos/donbrr/4408454980
XM655 is an Avro Vulcan B Mk2, and the youngest Vulcan in existence (the third to last produced; XM656 and XM657 have both been scrapped). Delivered to 9 squadron at RAF Cottesmore in November 1964, she tranferred to the Waddington Wing in January 1968. She then served with 101 and 44 squadrons, and was with 50 squadron when she was put up for disposal in late 1983. She was bought by businessman Roy Jacobsen who had hopes to fly her on the airshow circuit.
She was the first Vulcan “civilianised” and was flown in to Wellesbourne Mountford about a week after a Cat 3 Check, on the 11th of February 1984. Hundreds of people were there to watch her arrive. She had flown only 5,744 hours, making her a very viable proposition for taking to the air once more. However, the Civil Aviation Authority made it clear that the aircraft would not be flying again without stringent conditions being satisfied. While efforts at funding the work necessary were begun and the aircraft was put on the civil register as G-VULC, little real progress was made. A plan to fly the aircraft in America got as far as registering the aircraft on the American civil register as N655AV but no further. After two years Roy Jacobsen lost interest in XM655 and bought another Vulcan (XL426) which was delivered to Southend. Parking fees were mounting at Wellesbourne and after a number of years the airfield owners took Jacobsen to court to recover them. The result was that the ownership of the aircraft passed to Wellesbourne Airfield.
XM655 had stood without attention for so long that she was in quite poor condition. Ten years of neglect had finally put paid to any lingering hopes of her ever flying again. At one stage she had been broken into, the cockpit instrumentation vandalised and the co-pilot’s control column removed with a hacksaw. The wingtip panels were also damaged at some point. With the transfer of ownership however, the future began looking brighter.
The Delta Engineering Association was formed to look after XM655 and they made it clear from the outset that their intention was to get her into ground running condition only. The aircraft was gradually brought back to life – all the hydraulics were overhauled, the damage to the cockpit was repaired and a number of engine runs undertaken.
Delta moved from Wellesbourne to Kemble in March 1996, and after the brief and unhappy existence and demise of the XM655 Association, the volunteers remaining at Wellesbourne decided that the best way forward would be a properly constituted membership organisation to look after XM655. As a result the 655 Maintenance and Preservation Society (655MaPS) was formed in late 1998.
Thanks to the generosity of Wellesbourne Airfield and with funds provided by the society’s members and other donors, 655MaPS have been able to assemble an impressive collection of workshops, storage units and ground equipment to support and service XM655.
The rear spar has been inspected and found to be in excellent condition. XM655 now has fuel in her tanks at all times to keep the system and the seals ‘wet’. All the aircraft systems are powered up and exercised regularly.
The aircraft has been repainted several times to keep the inevitable corrosion of the more than 50 year old structure under control, the flying control surfaces (elevons and rudder) have been reskinned, the jet pipe end caps have been replaced and the three engines with the longest running hours have been removed, opened, inspected and re-installed.
Engine ground runs (EGRs) are carried out approximately every three months, together with slow taxi runs to ensure the steering and braking systems are functional. Once each year, usually in June, XM655 takes part in Wellesbourne Wings and Wheels, which is our major public event of the year. Reports of past events can be found on the Taxi Runs page, and details of the next event are on the Events page.
XM655 is virtually complete in terms of installed equipment, with the H2S Radar, the Terrain Following Radar (TFR) and Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) systems all still in-place, as well as the complete suite of Electronic Counter Measures (ECM) equipment. The only notable item missing when XM655 left RAF service was the in-flight refuelling probe; not surprising considering the world-wide hunt for serviceable probes which had occurred during the Falklands conflict a couple of years earlier. Eventually, a replacement probe was obtained and installed, and XM655 regained her familiar profile.
There are a number of Atlas nuclear missile silos throughout my area, but they are somewhat difficult to find. A very few people have purchased them and transformed them into homes. They are usually flooded as the marks on the walls show, but during a drought a few years ago I visited one whose floor was dry. The ceiling above could withstand a 1-megaton blast at the distance of a mile. I believe that the hole in the floor vented the missile blast which was in the adjoining section. The water must be 4 floors deep. They are eerie places. I'm not sure what caused the odd pattern to the right, but I rather like it. Now onto Spring!
United States Air Force Museum, Dayton (2005)
United States - East-Coast Tour 2005
McDonnell XF-85 Goblin, 46-0523 in USAF marks
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The United States Air Force Museum in Dayton Ohio is one
of the largest Aviation Musems of the World.
The collection was displayed in 3 museum buildings, an outside display in front of the entrance and a seperate building on the airbase.
Visiting the restoration area was on special appointment.
(I never made it sofar)
The photos are equally tagged to the display area's.
In front of the museum are the outside displays and the Experimental and Presidental aircraft are in the remote hangar.
The main museum is divided in various periodes of aviation.
1st building World-War I and World-War II
2nd building Korean War and South-East Asia
3rd building Coldwar Period and Recent Aircraft
In 2016 a fourth building opened containing most aircraft that were previously on display at the airbase.
Celebrating 10 years since the introduction of the type into the active inventory of the German Air Force at Laage AFB near Rostock.
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During the Cold War the United States deployed Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) in sparsely populated areas of the United States to counter the Soviet Union's nuclear attack threat. The 577th Strategic Missile Squadron was activated in 1961 and assigned to the 11th Strategic Aerospace Wing, based at Altus Air Force Base, Oklahoma. Twelve Atlas F Missile launch sites were built near Altus Air Force Base between 1960 and 1962. Each of the sites were approximately 20 acres with 5 acres enclosed by a 7-foot chain link fence where the underground launch site and aboveground support facilities were located. The aboveground support facilities were primarily two 4,000-square-foot Quonset buildings. The launch site was capable of launching an Atlas F missile with a range of about 6,000 miles that would reach the Soviet Union in 43 minutes. The 577th Strategic Missile Squadron was on-line from July 1961 to March 1965. The introduction of the solid fuel missiles rendered the Atlas series of missiles obsolete. (Sources: Various, my compilation.)
The photograph is one of the Quonset support buildings at Launch Site 4.
A-4 Skyhawks were present at the retirement of the F-4F Phantom II from German Air Force service, celebrated by an airshow at Wittmund AFB. N432FS flew a spirited display with a stunning high speed pass
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McDonnell Douglas - A-4 Skyhawk - Fast Jet - Cold War Aircraft - Wittmund 2013
Model fo Soviet amphibious APC created in 1:40 scale.
Model is not very sophisticated, but it was a great fun to build all those angles.
Model can suit 6 minifigs.
I hope you like it.
C&C are welcome.
The gate guardian at RAF Alconbury a full scale replica F-5E Tiger II 17th September 2022
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The English Electric Lightning is a supersonic jet fighter aircraft of the Cold War era, noted for its great speed. It is the only all-British Mach 2 fighter aircraft and was the first aircraft in the world capable of supercruise. The Lightning was renowned for its capabilities as an interceptor; pilots commonly described it as "being saddled to a skyrocket".
The 'Humber Pig' is a Lightly Armoured Truck used by the British Army from the 1950's until the early 1990's. The Humber Pig saw service with the Royal Ulster Constabulary (RUC) chiefly as an Armoured Personnel Carrier from late 1958 until early 1970. The Humber Pig became particularly well known from its presence on the streets of Northern Ireland during the worst of the Troubles.
Officially designated Truck, Armoured, 1 Ton, 4x4, the Humber Pig is based on the FV1600 Series of four wheel drive 1-ton payload Trucks manufactured for the British Army by Rootes from 1952 to 1955. The Humber Pig FV1611 is the Armoured variant of FV1601 CT Truck and the FV1612 the Armoured version of the FV1602 CT FFW Truck. As FV1609 an Armoured version was originally designed to fulfil many roles with Royal Armoured Corps, Royal Artillery, Royal Engineers, RS, REME and Infantry. The full Armoured body was fitted to fulfil the need for an Armoured Personnel Carrier until the Alvis Saracen could be delivered in numbers. The Armoured bodies were produced by J. Sankey as well as the Royal Ordnance Factories, of 3,700 Humber Trucks some 1,700 Pigs were produced.
Twenty prototype Humber Pigs FV1609A (no armoured rear roof) entered Troop trials in 1956, when these trials ended ten were issued to the RUC in October 1958. In 1960 the RUC Humber Pigs were upgraded with a rear roof to emulate the FV1611 that was then in production. The Truck chassis proved ideal for Urban Internal Security Duties, and ended up serving longer than the larger, heavier Saracens that were intended to replace them. As the Troubles in Northern Ireland escalated during the 1970's, some 487 'Army Pigs' were further modified with additional internal and external Armour during the period of September 1972 to July 1973. These were referred to as Mark II Vehicles, the last of the Mark II Humber Pigs were removed from service in the early 1990's.
Official designations :-
• FV1601, FV1602 — un-armored Cargo GS and FFW (fitted for wireless) Humber CT trucks.
• FV1609 — c1956 Prototype APC vehicle with removable rear roof, canvas roof, and removable windscreens.
• Mk 1 FV1611 and FV1612 plus FV1609 vehicles converted to Mk 1 Pig spec with fully integrated rear roof and armour. Side storage boxes in Northern Ireland to prevent terrorists from placing explosives.
• FV1620 — Humber Hornet, a dedicated converted FV1611 to Malkara missile-launching platform.
• Mk 2 FV1611 and FV1612 —Additional armour for protection against small-arms fire and rocket propelled grenades, ''barricade removers'' (heavy-duty bull bars) which enabled them to force their way through barricades erected in the streets.
Unofficial designations :-
Some vehicles were equipped with the machine gun turret from the Shorland ISPV. All below were developed for use in Northern Ireland.
• 'Flying Pig' — FV1611 with extending riot screens either side and roof.
• 'Holy Pig' — fitted with rooftop hatch surrounded by perspex screen (reference to the Popemobile)
• 'Kremlin Pig' — fitted with wire screening for protection against rocket propelled grenades (RPG-7's)
• 'Squirt Pig' — fitted with a water cannon beside driver for riot control.
• 'Foaming Pig' — fitted with a foam generator to diffuse bomb blasts.
• 'Felix Pig' — modified for bomb disposal duties.
• 'Turret Pig' — Has the machine gun from the Shortland armored vehicle installed for operation in the Armagh area.
Humber Pig (Truck, 1 Ton, Armoured, 4x4, Humber) :-
▪︎ Type :- Armoured Personnel Carrier
▪︎ Place of origin :- United Kingdom
▪︎Manufacturer :- Humber (Rootes Group) / Joseph Sankey & Sons (GKN) / Royal Ordnance Factories.
▪︎No. built :- 1,700
▪︎Variants :- Mk1, Mk2
▪︎Mass :- 4.8 ton Mk1 / 6.5 ton Mk2
▪︎Length :- 16ft 2in
▪︎Width :- 6ft 8in
▪︎Height :- 6ft 11in
▪︎Crew :- 2 + 6 (max. 8)
▪︎Main armament :- Limited fitting of 7.62×51mm L4 Light Machine Gun or .30 in 7.62×63mm Browning M1919 Machine Gun
▪︎Engine :- Rolls-Royce B60 6-cyl 4.2 litre petrol I-6 120hp
▪︎Operational range :- 250 miles
▪︎Maximum speed :- 40mph.
A nice sunday afternoon visit at the former tropospheric communication relay station BARS 504 in Hungary. The secret underground base is located on a hilltop and it was operated by the soviets while they stayed "temporarily" in Hungary.
The scene is lit by a red LED and various flashlights.
The Hawker Siddeley Nimrod was a maritime patrol aircraft developed and operated by the United Kingdom. This Nimrod is exhibited at Royal Air Force Cosford Aerospace Museum, England.
“An artist concept of Saturn C1 configuration. Planned in several versions, Saturn will be one of the nation's prime space exploration vehicles for several years. Fueled, the C1 version weighs about one million pounds. The second stage S-IV is built by Douglas Aircraft Corp., it will generate 90,000 lbs. of thrust. The S-IV in later Saturn configurations will be the third stage."
Double matted. “R.J. Stewart” I assume to be a former, possibly original(?) owner. Artist last name appears to be “Case”, and likely was employed by Douglas Aircraft Company. 20” x 24” total size I’d guess... I have no tape measure at the moment.
Above description is that associated with 61-SA1-19, the 8” x 10” equivalent:
stellar-views.com/images/Apollo_61-SA1-19.jpg
Credit: Stellar Views website. Home to many other nice photos.
The previous/original owner. Mr. Stewart, who is number 5, in the back row:
apollo-saturn.com/the-people-of-ksc/mcdonnell-douglas/
Credit: Jonathan Ward/“Apollo-Saturn Launch Processing at KSC” website
Celebrating 10 years since the introduction of the Typhoon into the active inventory of the German Air Force at Laage AFB near Rostock. I don't usually do HDR shots, but when I do, there is a Sukhoi in the frame!
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Hawker Hunter XG194 was delivered to the RAF on October 3rd 1956. Flown by Air Commodore Roger Topp, C.O. of 111 Sqn, she led the 111 Sqn Black Arrows aerobatic display team during the world record 22 aeroplane loop at the 1958 Farnborough Air Show and was based at Wattisham from 1958-60.
Converted to FGA.9 in March 1965, it went on to fly with 1 Sqn at Wittering. In 1988, after a period at Cosford as a ground instructional airframe, it went to RAF North Luffenham for Explosive Ordnance training, and was painted to resemble a Soviet Sukhoi fighter for crews who would have to disarm Warsaw Pact aircraft that may have been flown to the West by a defecting pilot.
In November 2009, the dilapidated frame of XG194 was rescued from a muddy field minus ejection seat, and moved back to Wattisham to be restored to its former glory. Ex-Armourer Mike Halpin was tasked with sourcing a Martin Baker Mk 2H seat for the aircraft and, after a tireless search, located a 1951 seat in Brighton, complete with all original safety equipment. Before the seat could be fitted into the aircraft Mike deactivated all mechanisms, making it safe for static display.
The final stage of the restoration was to spray the aircraft in its aerobatic gloss-black colour, as seen while leading the 22 aeroplane loop more than 54 years ago. On 14th May 2013, his 90th birthday, Air Commodore Roger Topp, the former CO of 111 Sqn who led the team and flew the aircraft in 1958, officially unveiled XG194.
Hawker Hunter XG194 was delivered to the RAF on October 3rd 1956. Flown by Air Commodore Roger Topp, C.O. of 111 Sqn, she led the 111 Sqn Black Arrows aerobatic display team during the world record 22 aeroplane loop at the 1958 Farnborough Air Show and was based at Wattisham from 1958-60.
Converted to FGA.9 in March 1965, it went on to fly with 1 Sqn at Wittering. In 1988, after a period at Cosford as a ground instructional airframe, it went to RAF North Luffenham for Explosive Ordnance training, and was painted to resemble a Soviet Sukhoi fighter for crews who would have to disarm Warsaw Pact aircraft that may have been flown to the West by a defecting pilot.
In November 2009, the dilapidated frame of XG194 was rescued from a muddy field minus ejection seat, and moved back to Wattisham to be restored to its former glory. Ex-Armourer Mike Halpin was tasked with sourcing a Martin Baker Mk 2H seat for the aircraft and, after a tireless search, located a 1951 seat in Brighton, complete with all original safety equipment. Before the seat could be fitted into the aircraft Mike deactivated all mechanisms, making it safe for static display.
The final stage of the restoration was to spray the aircraft in its aerobatic gloss-black colour, as seen while leading the 22 aeroplane loop more than 54 years ago. On 14th May 2013, his 90th birthday, Air Commodore Roger Topp, the former CO of 111 Sqn who led the team and flew the aircraft in 1958, officially unveiled XG194.