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This particularly cool dude flies F18s for a living.
This has to be one of the coolest jobs in the world - "Hi, what do you do? - I'm a fighter pilot, I fly F18s off aircraft carriers, what do you do?" Pfffft...
Oh, and apparently 'Chicks Dig This'...
This was my first shot using my newest lens - I've finally bought myself the magnificent Canon 135/2.0L - a very sound investment for any photographer. I can already tell that I'm really gonna enjoy working with this lens.
✈️ Aircraft: North American T-28
🌐 Owner/User: Private
📍 Location: Le Bourget - LBG - LFPB - SIAE 2017
📅 Date: 24.06.2017
N142EM awaits its time to return to the skis off the Carolina coast to hone the skills of those tasked to go into harms way. Have A Bandit Day. #draken #drakeninternational #drakenusa #kinstonnc #seymourjohnsonafb #mcascherrypoint #redair #adversay #aggressor #topgun #fighterweaponsschool #fighterpilot #a4skyhawk #miragef1
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.