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One of the reasons I'm proud to live in Gravesend...
Squadron Leader Pujji qualified as a pilot in India in 1937 and volunteered for service with the RAF, following its appeal for Indian pilots in 1940. He flew mainly Hawker Hurricanes, in Europe, North Africa and Burma.
His career, in detail, is extraordinary. He was one of over 2 million Indians who fought with the Allies in WW2.
He retired to Gravesend in 1998 after a long and varied working life and died in 2010, aged 92. I met him, once, very briefly: he was a quiet spoken and beautifully mannered man. He didn't tell me who he was, another person, also a Sikh, told me afterward.
He is shown wearing the dastar, which he wore even while flying.
The statue is by Douglas Jennings. I believe its cost was raised, in remarkably short time, by the Sikh community in Gravesend.
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Callsign "Arrow 5 " This single seater "BS004" was one of 5 Rafales (Box 1 of 3 aircraft RB001 BS001 RB004) (Box 2 of 2 aircraft BS003 & BS004) that left the Dassault factory at Bordeaux Merignac yesterday for India via the French Airbase 104 at Al Dhafra-Abu Dhabi with a first refuelling over Corsica from a French Air Force A330 MRTT which accompanied their flight. They all were carrying 3 external tanks. (RB designated aircraft are twin seaters/trainers and the BS designated aircraft are the single seaters) These Rafales will be based at AF Station Ambala No 17 Sqn - 'The Golden Arrows'
Cowboy 11
A stretched out flight of 4 VMFA-112 Legacy Hornets stopped for fuel, on their way north to train alongside F-35s from the Vt ANG.
The Sun is Setting
These are the last 2 squadrons of USMC AV-8Bs, that remain for disbandment or transition to the F-35B.
Like Snoopy of Peanuts comic strip fame, this World War I flying ace is unquestionably flying a Sopwith Camel and may be firing at the Red Baron.
;Babouc -putting his machine ( No 129 4-GH ) through it's paces at Mont de Marsan Airbase 118 in very wet conditions for the 2019 Nato Tiger Meet
A line up of @draken_aero A-4K Skyhawks at the company’s Kinston NC facility where the company provides contract Red Air support for the @usairforce at @sjafb and the @usmarinecorps at @mcas_cherry_point. Have A Bandit Day. #draken #drakeninternational #drakenusa #kinstonnc #seymourjohnsonafb #mcascherrypoint #redair #adversay #aggressor #topgun #fighterweaponsschool #fighterpilot #a4skyhawk #miragef1
“AIR FORCE FLIGHT TEST CENTER, Edwards AFB, Calif.—May 31—Aerospace Research Pilot School’s third crop of graduates (Class 61C), (from left front) Capt. Edward G. Givens, Jr., Maj. Tommie D. Benefield, Capts. Charles A. Bassett II, F. Gregory Neubeck, Michael Collins; (from left rear) Capt. Alfred L Atwell, Maj. Neil R. Garland, Dr. (Capt.) James A. Roman, Capts. Alfred H. Uhalt Jr. and Joe H. Engle. (USAF PHOTO)
And:
“The latest X-15 pilot is Capt. Joe H. Engle, 31. Yet to fly is NASA pilot Milton O. Thompson…(?)”
Fortunately, there is a reasonable amount of excellent, nostalgic & informative reading regarding ARPS & USAF TPS. To include (with the photograph):
chuckyeagerpilot.weebly.com/aerospace-research-pilot-scho...
Credit: “Chuck Yeager- The Best Test Pilot Ever” website
I believe the aircraft is an NF-104A. Possibly supported by/at the following:
www.916-starfighter.de/F-104_AerospaceResearchPilotSchool...
Credit: 916-Starfighter.de website
ORIGINAL RIGHT STUFF. BITTERSWEET.
THANK YOU GENTLEMEN, THANK YOU.
A photograph of a section of the memorial in London.
The Battle of Britain Monument in London is a superb monument to The Few - commemorating those people who took part in this vital battle of the Second World War.
Capt. Erik Hulme hugs his son on the flight line at Royal Air Force Lakenheath, England, Aug. 25, 2014, after returning from exercises in the U.S. Hulme is an F-15E Strike Eagle fighter pilot with the 494th Fighter Squadron. Red Flag is an advanced training program and provides participants with valuable training in planning and executing a wide--variety of combat missions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Erin O’Shea/Released)
Sunliners In East Tennessee
A trio of VFA-81 Super Hornets, recently stopped through McGhee-Tyson Airport for fuel. The jets had a nice collection of mission marks from their previous deployment.
Flying around Pat Bay and YYJ today - The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force.
Lucky timing, to be at Hickam for the arrival of two brand new F-35Bs, destined for the Japanese Air Self-Defense Force. The AGILE81 Flight arrived in great weather, with sun and blue skies.
I couldn't wait anymore either
I just thought about all those hotshot fighterpilots coming in... Better safe than sorry :)