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MARINE CORPS AIR STATION MIRAMAR, Calif. - A McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F/A-18 "Hornet" with Marine Fighter Attack Squadron (VMFA) 314 takes off en route to a simulated dog fight against the Air Force’s F-16 "Fighting Falcon's" with the 310th Fighter Squadron at Marine Corps Air Station Miramar, Calif., March 16. The two squadrons are training their pilots in basic fighting maneuvers from March 16 to March 24 at MCAS Miramar.
Callsign "Arrow 2" - a single seater (Box 1 of 3 aircraft RB001 BS001 RB004) on it's way to AF Station Ambala,India where they will join No 17 Sqn - 'The Golden Arrows' (RB designated aircraft are twin seaters/trainers and the BS designated aircraft are the single seaters)
Aus Google KI:
Modell: Die Dornier Do 17 war wegen ihres auffallend schlanken Rumpfes auch unter dem Spitznamen „Fliegender Bleistift“ bekannt.
Kennung: Auf dem Rumpf ist das Stammkennzeichen PA+VR zu erkennen. Solche vierbuchstabigen Codes wurden Flugzeugen direkt ab Werk oder bei Flugschulen zugewiesen.
Situation: Das Flugzeug befindet sich in einer flachen, sandigen Wüsten- oder Steppenlandschaft (möglicherweise während des Afrikafeldzugs oder an der Ostfront). Es liegt nach einer Bauchlandung ohne ausgefahrenes Fahrwerk auf dem Rumpf, wobei die Propellerblätter stark verbogen sind.Hoheitszeichen: Am doppelten Seitenleitwerk am Heck ist das historische Balkenkreuz- und Hakenkreuz-Symbol der damaligen deutschen Luftwaffe zu sehen.
From Google AI:
Model: The Dornier Do 17 was also known by the nickname “Flying Pencil” because of its strikingly slender fuselage.
Identification: The registration code PA+VR is visible on the fuselage. Such four-letter codes were assigned to aircraft directly from the factory or by flight schools.
Situation: The aircraft is located in a flat, sandy desert or steppe landscape (possibly during the African campaign or on the Eastern Front). It is lying on its fuselage after a belly landing with the landing gear not extended, and the propeller blades are severely bent. National Emblem: The historic bar cross and swastika symbol of the former German Luftwaffe can be seen on the twin vertical stabilizers at the tail.
RIGHT STUFF: Photo of the Mercury astronauts standing beside a Convair F-106B aircraft. They are, left to right, M. Scott Carpenter, L. Gordon Cooper Jr., John H. Glenn Jr., Virgil I. Grissom, Walter M. Schirra Jr., Alan B. Shepard Jr., and Donald K. Slayton.
Gone, but NOT forgotten.
Jacqui flanked either side by two airmen, (Paul Watson and Shaun Carter), at Tutbury Castle's 1940's event, 2022.
Flying around Pat Bay and YYJ today - The McDonnell Douglas CF-18 Hornet (official military designation CF-188) is a Royal Canadian Air Force.
Once a Knight...
Black Knight boss bird taxiing for takeoff at March AFRB, on a foggy morning. It sports WWII heritage tail art, "Bob's Cats".
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Synopsis
HURRICANE tells the story of the Polish fliers who found themselves fighting for the freedom of their own country in foreign skies. Seen through the eyes of Jan Zumbach (Rheon), fighter ace and adventurer, it tells how the Poles, driven across Europe by the German war machine, finally made their last stand. Flying Hurricanes for the RAF over Britain, they became a key component in the legend of ‘The Few’. Up against the might of the Luftwaffe they hoped that, by saving Great Britain from Nazi invasion, they were keeping the dream of a free Poland alive.
In the lethal melee above England in that summer of 1940, they fought with a tenacity and skill that earned them the admiration of the whole British nation. The dogfights against superior planes cost some of the men their lives. The constant strain of gladiatorial combat took away the sanity of others. But, as Zumbach discovers as the war stutters to a close, becoming the best in the RAF is a hollow victory for the Poles.
This powerful and gripping WWII RAF story is directed by David Blair (The Messenger, Away, Accused) and includes an impressive ensemble cast including Iwan Rheon (Game of Thrones, Marvel’s Inhumans), Milo Gibson (Hacksaw Ridge), Stefanie Martini (Crooked House, Prime Suspect 1973), Krystof Hadek (Under the Skin, Dark Blue World) and Marcin Dorocinski (Pitbull Anthropoid).
Palmer, Alfred T.,, photographer.
Marine lieutenant, glider pilot in training, ready for take-off, at Page Field, Parris Island, S.C.
1942 May
1 transparency : color.
Notes:
Title from FSA or OWI agency caption.
Transfer from U.S. Office of War Information, 1944.
Subjects:
United States.--Marine Corps
World War, 1939-1945
Flight training
Air pilots
Air bases
Gliders
United States--South Carolina--Parris Island
Format: Transparencies--Color
Rights Info: No known restrictions on publication.
Repository: Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA, hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Part Of: Farm Security Administration - Office of War Information Collection 12002-32 (DLC) 93845501
General information about the FSA/OWI Color Photographs is available at hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.fsac
Higher resolution image is available (Persistent URL): hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/fsac.1a35122
Call Number: LC-USW36-993
Heat and Haze!
A Spanish Air Force Typhoon returns from a mission, distorting the already hazy sky with the heat from it's engines.
Zeus performing at the Golden Hour during AFW2021. This time, the Display Team performed with an Alpha Configuration aircraft (no external loads) which made for a more energetic display.
Hulse was the test pilot for the new Curtiss "Helldiver," the Navy's latest dive bomber. It could "carry a bigger bomb load, at higher speed, for greater distances than any naval dive bomber in existence."
“Astronaut L. Gordon Cooper the space pilot for the MA-9 mission flies his F102 aircraft over the launch site at Cape Canaveral, Florida.”
In a world of disproportionately abundant images of a space-suited Gordon Cooper, a refreshingly different & unique photograph still pertinent to his flight.
The business end of an F15E. The pilot standing between the engines has been flying these for about 18 years, and he has over 1,700 hours. He's covered a lot of ground and burned a lot of fuel.
photo by Skip Steuart
This is the last resting place of Manfred Freiherr von Richthofen, better known as the Red Baron. As a keen student of the history of World War 1, von Richthofen is for me one of the most colourful and famous figures involved in this incomprehensible war. The troops on the ground were largely anonymous, yet in the skies above them, the fighters were individuals, battling one to one, even respecting each other and the rules of chivalry. He was the most successful fighter pilot on any side, with 80 confirmed "kills", before he was himself shot down and killed on the 21st of April, 1918.
I took this photo for documentary purposes only, there is absolutely no hero worship involved, I abhore all wars. But once I discovered the grave was so close to where I live, I had to go and find it.
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Skyhawk - N142EM began life as a Royal Australian A-4G N13-154904 in July 1967 where it was given the code number 883 and operated from the RAN Carrier Melbourne as part of VF805. It was withdrawn from service and transferred to the Royal New Zealand Air Force in 1984 as NZ6212 and underwent the Kahu upgrade that included the integration of advanced systems including the APG-66 radar. Upon its withdrawal from service with the RNZAF in 2001, it had logged over 6727 hours. In 2012, this aircraft, including the rest of the RNZAF fleet of A-4Ks ,was sold to Draken International where today it soldiers on providing dissimilar air combat training services to the USAF and Marine Corps. Stay tuned for a report on Draken operations from Kinston NC utilizing the Mirage F1 and A-4 Skyhawks. Have A Bandit Day. #draken #drakeninternational #drakenusa #kinstonnc #seymourjohnsonafb #mcascherrypoint #redair #adversay #aggressor #topgun #fighterweaponsschool #fighterpilot #a4skyhawk #miragef1
Maj. Ashley Rolfe is the first female fighter pilot for the Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing. Rolfe is an Air Force Academy graduate and combat veteran who has served in the Air Force for eleven years. Rolfe became an Air Force pilot after growing up as an Air Force “Brat” dependent, following her dad and granddad’s footsteps carrying on the family legacy. Rolfe’s swearing in ceremony took place at Barnes Air National Guard Base, July 26, 2016.
BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass., — Air Force Maj. Ashley Rolfe, a member of the Massachusetts Air National Guard, is making history at the 104th Fighter Wing here as the first female fighter pilot in the wing’s 70-year history.
Having grown up near Tyndall Air Force Base in Florida as an Air Force “brat,” Rolfe wanted to follow in her father’s and grandfather’s footsteps to carry on the family legacy of military service.
“The noise of the sonic booms would shake the entire room,” Rolfe recalled. “I thought it was the coolest thing in the entire world. So I made my dad take me to all the air shows, and I would drag him from pilot to pilot and ask them, ‘How did you become a pilot?’”
Determined to Become a Flier
Most of them said the most direct path was the Air Force Academy, she said. “So, I was a 10-year-old girl in 5th grade saying, ‘I’m going to be a fighter pilot,’” she added. “I was usually shorter than everyone else, and people were usually saying, ‘OK, little girl.’”
Rolfe did go on to graduate from the U.S. Air Force Academy and serve in the active-duty Air Force for 11 years. In addition to serving at Tyndall, she has been stationed as a fighter pilot at Kadena Air Base in Japan and Nellis Air Force Base in Nevada. She has deployed twice, most recently to Afghanistan for six months.
During her swearing-in ceremony to join the Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Wing, she thanked the wing’s airmen for a warm welcome.
“I’m really excited to get to know everyone here,” Rolfe recalled saying at the time. “Hopefully, you don’t necessarily just see me as a ‘chick,’ but you see me as one of the pilots or one of the ‘bros.’”
“I think it is really awesome to hire our first female to the 104th Fighter Wing,” said Air Force Lt. Col. William Bladen, 104th Operations Group commander. Bladen said he’s known Rolfe since around 2012.
Rolfe said she flew Northrop T-38 "Talon" aircraft in an aggressor role as part of the Lockheed Martin F-22 "Raptor" fighter program at her previous duty assignment at Tyndall before coming to the 104th.
Becoming a fighter pilot wasn’t easy, Rolfe said.
“For anyone going into flying fighters, it’s a challenge -- a lot of hard work, a lot of studying, and a lot of practice, [and] getting into the fighter pilot culture,” she said.
F-15 Fighter Pilot
Rolfe graduated from pilot training in 2007, fulfilling her lifelong dream to become a McDonnell Douglas F-15 "Eagle" fighter pilot.
“I was the only girl in my first half of pilot training,” Rolfe said. “But then, I ended up transitioning after the first section of training. Once I went to the Northrop T-38 "Talon's" in Columbus, Mississippi, there was another girl in my class. She ended up being one of my bridesmaids, and we’re still very close. We were competitive, but still became lifelong friends, and she ended up going to McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E "Strike Eagle's". We were a little nervous when we first met, because we are both type-A personalities, and who knew how that meshing was going to work? But it worked out great.”
Women first entered pilot training in 1976 and fighter pilot training in 1993. The Air National Guard has 195 female pilots. Of those, 10 are fighter pilots.
Kadena was Rolfe’s first duty assignment, where she served as the 67th Fighter Squadron as the only female F-15 pilot.
“At first, the guys were hesitant, because they hadn’t had a female in the squadron for a few years,” Rolfe recalled, “but it didn’t take long until I became just one of the ‘bros.’ They were very accepting and gave me just as much crap as I could give them. Brotherly love, pretty much, and [they] treated me as a little sister, picking on me.”
‘Fiercely Independent’ Daughter
Rolfe said she has a year-and-a-half-old daughter.
“She’s already a fiercely independent little girl,” Rolfe said.
“I just want to impart you don’t have to be limited by what other people say,” Rolfe said. “There was a high school football and baseball coach at my school when I was a senior. I had been telling people, ‘I want to go to the Air Force Academy. I want to be a fighter pilot,’ and blah-blah. He straight-up told me, ‘You won’t ever be a fighter pilot, because you are a girl.’”
Rolfe emphasized that she wants her daughter “to know even though someone might say you can’t do that, do the research and realize, ‘No kidding, if you put your mind to it, you can most likely do this.’”
Rolfe added, “Like my mom, she said I couldn’t fly off the dining room table when I was 2 and a half. I broke my arm doing it [anyway], and that’s the kind of thing my daughter got from me. I’m having to tell her, ‘Don’t stand on that rocking chair.’”