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Lawrence Frederick Henstock was born on 20th May 1912 at Ashbourne, Derbyshire and educated at Queen Elizabeths Grammar School there.
He joined the RAF on a short service commission and began his initial training course on 10th February 1936 at the Reid and Sigrist Civil Training College at Duxford.
He went to No. 1 RAF Depot Uxbridge on 6th April for a short induction course and on the 18th he was posted to 7 FTS Peterborough for intermediate and advanced flying training.
With the course completed, Henstock joined No. 1 Squadron at Tangmere in October 1936. On 22nd March 1937 he joined 72 Squadron, then being formed at Church Fenton.
Henstock shared in the destruction of two He111's SE of Montrose on 7th December 1939. He joined 64 Squadron, also at Church Fenton, on 18th February 1940 as 'B' Flight Commander with the rank of Acting Flight Lieutenant.
Over Dunkirk on 31st May he damaged a Me110.
On 25th July he probably destroyed a Me109, shared in the destruction of another and damaged a Ju87, on 12th August he shared a Do17 and on the 18th he damaged a Do17.
Henstock flew his last operational sortie with 64 Squadron on 9th September 1940 and it is believed that he then went to CGS Warmwell, as an instructor.
In February 1942 he was posted to 10 Air Gunnery School, moving in June to 58 OTU Grangemouth as an instructor.
In August 1943 Henstock joined the staff of HQ 9 Group at Preston and was later at 5 (P) AFU. He was released from the RAF in 1946 as a Squadron Leader.
Henstock died at Ashbourne in March 1981.
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Josiah Baychu, 35th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron dedicated crew chief, services the emergency blowdown bottle during exercise COPE Tiger 19 at Korat Royal Thai Air Force Base, Thailand, March 11, 2019. Approximately 150 personnel from Misawa Air Base forward deployed in support of COPE Tiger, an annual multilateral aerial exercise aimed at improving combat readiness and interoperability between the Republic of Singapore Air Force, Royal Thai Air Force and U.S. Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Melanie A. Hutto)
"VOS GUEULES LA DEDANS!!!!!"
- le verre dans la main gauche
- la main droite sur le coeur
- le pouce pour le couvercle
- l'index pour la détente
- le majeur pour ces dames
- l'annulaire pour tenir le verre
- le petit doigt pour la distinction
- à nos femmes
- à nos chevaux
- à nos escaliers
- et à ceux qui les montent
- à nos avions
- à ceux qui les demontent
- à nos bretelles
- à ceux qui les remontent
- à nos echelles
- à ceux qui les descendent
- au tres grand et tres prestigieux Escadron de Chasse 1/2 Cigognes
- et à la chasse...
...BORDEL!!!!
Неврев Николай Васильевич 1830 - 1904 "Монахи".
1880 Холст, масло. 89x71 см.
Государственный музей-заповедник "Ростовский Кремль", Ростов, Ярославская область.
Картина Н.В. Неврева "Монахи" - обличительный "рассказ", который переносит зрителя в монастырскую келью, где подвыпившие иноки с интересом рассматривают соблазнительные картинки.
“Let’s Go!” Says Major Carl W. Payne, of Columbus, Ohio – AAF fighter pilot. The ad includes a photo of the young 22-year-old Major and a summary of his war experiences – 227 missions flown, five and one-half enemy planes destroyed, 30 times decorated. “Yet neither he nor his plane has ever been scratched!”
“Fly and Fight with the AAF. Greatest Team in the World.”
I can’t imagine another wartime military recruitment poster being aimed this squarely at very young men. “So, if you’re seventeen . . . let’s go!”
In the context of May 1944, with the Normandy invasion just weeks away and the war’s outcome still uncertain, the Army Air Forces were aggressively recruiting to fill the ranks of pilots, navigators, bombardiers, and gunners. Seventeen-year-olds represented a vital pipeline—young enough to be molded, old enough to serve soon. It really is remarkable how precisely this ad zeroes in on that age—old enough to feel the pull of adult heroism, young enough to still be dazzled by the promise of glory.
The ad is a masterclass in wartime persuasion. It blends heroism (Major Payne’s spotless record and 30 decorations), camaraderie (the “greatest team in the world”), and youthful ambition. The football metaphors—quarterback, interference, scoring the hit—are no accident. They speak the language of American boys raised on sports and competition, now invited to play for the highest stakes imaginable.
And the image of Payne himself—a major at 22, untouched by enemy fire despite 227 missions—is almost mythic. The combination of a clean cut, undefeated 22 year old major and that explosive dogfight illustration would have hit like a lightning bolt to a seventeen year old leafing through “The Saturday Evening Post” on a Saturday afternoon. Payne’s framed as the natural next step for any ambitious boy who loves speed, sports, and the idea of proving himself. The copy practically whispers: "You could be him. You could be better." And in 1944, with the cultural drumbeat of duty and destiny everywhere, that message must have felt irresistible.
There’s a poignant tension here too. The ad celebrates youthful invincibility, but we know how many of those seventeen-year-olds never came home. That line—“neither he nor his plane has ever been scratched”—feels like both a promise and a dare. It’s a powerful piece of cultural history, and a fascinating example of how wartime messaging shaped an entire generation’s sense of adulthood and purpose.
Maintenance members assigned to the 157th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron perform an afterburner run on a General Dynamics F-16 "Fighting Falcon" at an undisclosed location in Southwest Asia, Sept. 18, 2018. As part of U.S. Air Forces Central Command, the 407th Air Expeditionary Group provides combat airpower in support of U.S. Central Command military objectives. AFCENT employs full-spectrum air component capabilities in air, space and cyberspace to defeat enemies while promoting security and stability in the region. The United States is postured to defend U.S. forces in the region from any threat.
Singapore air force (RSAF) first female F-15 fighter pilot Major Nah Jinping wearing full flight gear
An F-15C hailing from the 159th FW “Bayou Militia” in a high speed pass over the CenterPoint Dayton Airshow. Check out those shockwaves. It certainly lends perspective to what an aircraft engineer has to consider when designing an aircraft.
North Wales Military Aviation Services Ltd owns this BAC 167 Strikemaster which has a Mk 80 fuselage originally from the Saudi AF, where it was serial number 1120. It was fitted with wings and tail flyers from the stock of Oman spares. The scheme is from Sultan of Oman Air Force 1970’s and wears serial number 417. Civil Registration G-RSAF
MOUNTAIN HOME AIR FORCE BASE, Idaho – An McDonnell Douglas (now Boeing) F-15E-49-MC Strike Eagle (sn 90-0239) rushes to assist Santa Claus, and serve as his wingman as he delivers presents around the world. Flying a ‘sleigh’ powered by two Pratt and Whitney engines and capable of flying at speeds in excess of 1,800 mph, Maj. Kristin Wehle, 366th Fighter Wing F-15E pilot, believes she and other Air Combat Command pilots could be Santa’s perfect wingman, she said.
A U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagle prepares to depart RAF Lakenheath to support Operation Inherent Resolve, Nov. 12, 2015. Aircraft from the 48th Fighter Wing deployed to Incirlik Air Base, Turkey, to conduct counter-ISIL missions in Iraq and Syria. This dual-role fighter jet is designed to perform air-to-air and air-to-ground missions in all weather conditions. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Erin Trower/Released)
Unknown Female F-16 Fighter Pilot
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Title: [Pallbearers Carrying Casket of U.S. Military Aviator from the Second Provisional Wing of the Air Service]
Creator: Unknown
Date: ca. 1917-1918
Part Of: World War I
Place: Somewhere near Park Place (now William P. Hobby Airport) and Ellington Field, Houston, Texas
Description: Funeral procession for an unidentified military aviator at the Second Provisional Wing of the Air Service in Park Place, Texas. Source: Overseas Dreams, 1919, Press of Gulfport Printing, Houston, TX, pp. 148. Based on the insignia seen on the breast of the soldiers carrying the casket, the soldiers are military aviators. Source: freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~worldwarone/WWI...
Physical Description: 1 photographic print (postcard): gelatin silver; postcard 15 x 21 cm
File: ag1985_0379_18_funeral_opt.jpg
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UAE air force fighter pilot Captain Fatima Al Mansouri dreams of being the first Arab astronaut
الكابتن طيّار فاطمة المنصوري: أحلم بأن أكون أول رائدة فضاء عربية
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لم تكتفِ بعشق المركز الأول إنما سعت إليه بإرادة وعزيمة من فولاذ، وحلقت نحو حلمها بالتعليم والمثابرة والقفز على أي حاجز قد تواجهه فتاة طموح، هي الكابتن طيّار فاطمة المنصوري، من أوائل الفتيات الإماراتيات اللاتي التحقن بالسلك العسكري، كما تسعى إلى تمثيل الدولة في السلك الدبلوماسي، وليس ذلك ببعيد عن فاطمة التي لا تؤمن بالمستحيل. عن خطواتها الأولى في عالم الطيران وتحديداً انضمامها إلى كلية خليفة الجوية، تقول فاطمة المنصوري «إنها وضعت نصب عينيها الدخول إلى تلك الكلية المرموقة، من باب الشعور بالانتماء إلى الوطن وضرورة التضحية والبذل من أجله»، مؤكدةً «أن المسؤولية الملقاة على عاتق العسكري، سواء أكان رجلاً أم امرأة، تختلف بالتأكيد عن مسؤولية الشخص المدني». وتضيف المنصوري: «تعلمت بأن النجاح والتفوق والتميّز لا تأتي مُصادفة، بل نتاج عمل وجُهد ومُثابرة، كما أن الصبر والعزيمة وتشجيع قادتي وزملائي، ساعدتني على تجاوز الصعوبات ومختلف العقبات». وعن مفاتيح نجاحها في مشوارها في عالم الطيران الذي حققت فيه السّبَق، توضح الكابتن طيّار فاطمة قائلة: «قيادتنا الرشيدة تسعى دوماً إلى المركز الأول وجعلتنا دائماً نسعى إليه، لأن الرقم واحد يَسري في دمنا». وتعود المنصوري إلى ذكرياتها في بطولة العين للاستعراضات الجوية، وتقول: «بدأت علاقتي بالبطولة خلال دراستي في الكلية الجوّية، وعبر مشاركتي في فعالياتها أتيحت لي فرص كثيرة، من بينها الطيران مع الفرق المشاركة في الاستعراضات، كما خضت تجربة صعود طائرة «إيلوشن 76»، وهي مخصصة لتدريب روّاد الفضاء على الطيران، وتمرينهم على ظروف انعدام الجاذبية». بدايات فاطمة تمتد إلى مرحلة الطفولة، وعنها تُحدّثنا قائلة: «منذ نُعومة أظافري حلمت بالالتحاق في الحياة العسكرية، وقد تلقّيت دعماً معنوياً كبيراً من سمو الشيخة فاطمة بنت مبارك «رئيسة الاتحاد النسائي العام»، «الرئيس الأعلى لمؤسسة التنمية الأسرية»، «رئيسة المجلس الأعلى للأمومة والطفولة» (أم الإمارات)، كما دعمني صاحب السمو الشيخ محمد بن زايد آل نهيان، ولي عهد أبوظبي، نائب القائد الأعلى للقوات المسلحة، بشكل خاص، ووجّهني إلى الطريق السليم، حيث التحقت وأنا في الـ13 من عمري بمدرسة «خولة بنت الأزور العسكرية»، ومنذ تلك المرحلة وحياتي مليئة بالمثابرة والمنجزات، لكنها في الوقت ذاته لا تخلو من التحديات والصعاب، ودائماً أقول إنّ التحديات مفتاح النجاح». وتُتابع قائلة: «دائماً أنظر إلى السماء، وأرى نفسي رائدة فضاء، ويوماً ما سوف أذهب إلى هناك.. فالإمارات دخلت مجال الفضاء عبر إنجاز وكالة الإمارات للفضاء، ومن خلالها سوف أحقق حلمي. فأنا أؤمن بأن الإنجازات الكبيرة تبدأ بحلم، وأحلم بأن أكون أوّل رائدة فضاء عربية». وعن موقف أسرتها من انضمامها إلى الحياة العسكرية، تكشف المنصوري عن أنها كانت تواجه معارضة في البداية، لكنها مُعارضة تنبَع من الخوف عليها من خوض تجربة تحتاج إلى قوة إرادة كبيرة، وقوة جسدية وفكرية، «لقد اجتزت تلك الفترة بنجاح، وما دمنا نعرف أن التحديات موجودة يومياً، علينا أن نتجاوزها بالطاقة الإيجابية التي نواجهها بها». بعيداً عن الطيران لفاطمة اهتمامات وأنشطة في العمل التطوعي والبيئي، وعنها توضح قائلة: «نحن أبناء وبنات الإمارات، نُمارس العمل الخيري الذي غرَسهُ فينا الوالد القائد المغفور له، الشيخ زايد بن سلطان آل نهيان (طيَّب الله ثراه)، فأنا متطوّعة مع جمعية «تكاتف» في مبادرات عديدة، منها الإنسانية والتراثية والبيئية والمجتمعية، وذلك لنشر الوعي المجتمعي عبر تلك المبادرات، كما تم تعييني سفيرة للبيئة لدى «هيئة البيئة» في أبوظبي، لكي أمثل الإمارات التي تُولي البيئة أهمية قصوى، ومن مهامي أن أكون مُدركة لما تواجه البيئة من مخاطر، ومدى أهمية التنمية المستدامة، وحق العيش على كوكب نظيف». على الرغم من الانشغالات المتعددة والمسؤوليات التي تتولاها المنصوري، إلّا أنها تبقى حريصة على ممارسة هواياتها، حيث تقول: «هواياتي ومُغامراتي لها حصّة من وقتي والوقت عندي مثل الحياة، ومن هواياتي الرسم، التصوير، القراءة، التجديف، الزراعة والقفز من الطائرة، وكوني طيّاراً أحب السفر لاكتشاف العالم، وأفضّل السفر إلى المدن التي لم أكتشفها، مثل القطب الشمالي والمدن الثلجية، لأرى الظواهر الكونيّة الرائعة، ولا شك في أن روح المغامرة هي الأهم بالنسبة إليّ في السفر، حيث اكتشف نفسي وأواجه مخاوفي». بكل فخر تقول المنصوري، إن مُلهمتها هي والدتها التي تكون دائماً إلى جانبها، وهي مدرستها التي تخرجت منها «تعلمت منها المبادئ والأخلاق ومعاملة الناس معاملة حسنة، فوالدتي كانت تحضّني ولا تزال على السعي نحو تحقيق أحلامي وطموحاتي من دون المساس بهويّتي، وأنا فخورة بما تعلمته منها». تختتم الكابتن طيار فاطمة المنصوري؛ لا تزال صُور الطفولة في «ليوا» عالقة في ذهنها، وعنها تقول «أحنّ إليها، إنّ للنخلة أثراً كبيراً في حياتي، فأنا مُحبّة للطبيعة وأقضي وقتي منذ صغري في مزرعتنا في ليوا لقطف التمور والثمار والخضراوات، ما زلت أزورها كل فترة لأنها بدايات الطفولة، وبعض الأحيان أزورها للحصول على السلام الفكري والنفسي، أو لاتخاذ بعض القرارات الحاسمة في حياتي.. فهناك أبدع وأتجدّد».
Not only the love of the first place but sought by the will and determination of steel, flying to her dream of education and perseverance and jump on any barrier faced by an ambitious girl, Captain pilot Fatima Mansouri, one of the first Emirati girls who entered the military wire, and seeks to represent the State in the diplomatic corps , Not far from Fatima, who does not believe impossible. For its first steps in the aviation world, namely its accession to the Khalifa Air College, Fatima Al Mansouri «says she has set her eyes on to the prestigious college, from the door of a sense of belonging to the homeland and the necessity of sacrifice and giving for him», saying «that placed on military responsibility, whether responsibility Whether a man or a woman, is definitely different from the responsibility of a civilian. " "I have learned that success, excellence and excellence are not a coincidence but a result of work, effort and perseverance, and patience and determination and encouragement of my leaders and colleagues helped me overcome the difficulties and the various obstacles," she said. As for the keys to her success in her flying career, Captain Fatimah explains: "Our wise leadership always seeks first place and always makes us seek it, because the number one is in our blood." "I began my relationship with the tournament during my studies at the Air College, and through my participation I had many opportunities, including flying with the teams participating in the reviews. I also experienced the flight of the Ilyushin 76 , It is intended to train astronauts to fly, and exercise them on conditions of zero gravity. Fatima's beginnings go back to childhood. "From an early age, I dreamed of joining military life. I received great moral support from Her Highness Sheikha Fatima bint Mubarak, President of the General Women's Union, the Supreme President of the Family Development Foundation, Top Motherhood and childhood »(or UAE), also supported me by His Highness Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Abu Dhabi Crown Prince, deputy Supreme commander of the armed forces, in particular, and Ugena to the right path, where I joined and I am in the 13 years old school« Khawla girl Azzur military », and since that stage and my life full of perseverance And achievements, but at the same time is not without challenges and difficulties, and always say that the key to success challenges ». "I always look at the sky, I see myself as an astronaut, and one day I will go there. The UAE has entered space through the completion of the Emirates Space Agency, and through it I will achieve my dream. I believe that great achievements begin with a dream, and I dream of being the first Arab astronaut. " As for her family's position on joining the military life, Al-Mansouri reveals that she was initially opposed, but an opposition that stems from her fear of experiencing an experience that requires great will, physical and intellectual strength. "I have successfully passed this period, Exist every day, we have to overcome them with the positive energy we face. " "We, the sons and daughters of the UAE, practice the charitable work instilled in us by our late father, Sheikh Zayed Bin Sultan Al Nahyan, and I am a volunteer with the Takatof Association," she said. I have been appointed Environment Ambassador to the Environment Agency in Abu Dhabi to represent the UAE that attaches the utmost importance to the environment. It is my duty to be aware of the environmental challenges facing the environment. Risks, and the importance of sustainable development , And the right to live on a clean planet ». Despite her many preoccupations and responsibilities, Mansouri remains eager to practice her hobbies. "My hobbies and adventures have a share of my time and time, like life. My hobbies are painting, photography, reading, rowing, farming, jumping off the plane, being a pilot I love to travel to discover the world, to travel to cities I have not explored, such as the North Pole and the snowy cities, to see the magnificent cosmic phenomena, and the spirit of adventure is the most important thing for me to travel, where I discover myself and face my fears. "Al Mansouri proudly says that her inspiration is her mother, who is always on her side, the school she graduated from. "I learned the principles and ethics from her and treated people well. My mother was always preparing to pursue my dreams and aspirations without compromising my identity. Of which". "I love her, I love nature and I spend my time since I was young in our farm in Liwa to pick dates, fruits and vegetables, I still visit her," said pilot Fatima Al Mansouri. Every period because it is the beginning of childhood, and sometimes I visit it to get intellectual and psychological peace, or to make some crucial decisions in my life .. There is a brilliant and renewed ».