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Arianna in "Tactical Force"
When it gets REAL, you go tactical.
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Arianna in "Tactical Force"
When it gets REAL, you go tactical.
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** Disclaimer ** No Children were harmed in this photoshoot, all prop use was done with strict parental supervision.
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This piece was done entirely on photoshop using a graphics tablet to digitally paint. It has the feel of a futuristic war where women are needed to fight. This features a fighter pilot who simply misses home.
Catalog #: 10_0018803
Title: 71st Tactical Recon Group North American P-51 Mustang
Date: 1939-1945
Additional Information: 71st Tactical Recon Group North American P-51 Mustang
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Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
WWII photograph depicting United States Marine Corps ace Major John Smith seated in the cockpit of his aircraft. Smith shot down 19 Japanese aircraft while commander of Marine Attack Squadron 223 and was the recipient of the Medal of Honor.
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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 ».
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During its time with the 366 TFW at Da Nang, the squadron transitioned from the F 4C to the more advanced D model Phantom, with the last F 4D delivered in April 1968.
USAF AV89-016 F-16CM Fighting Falcon low approach R06, 31st August 2022
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Photo from an album (AL230) showing the 352nd Fighter Group in England during World War Two. Uknown Donor.
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
hoto from an album (AL230) showing the 352nd Fighter Group in England during World War Two. Uknown Donor.
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
From the back cover:
"FLIGHT is an anthology of authentic and exciting stories about the exploits of American Air Aces in action. Here are stories of World War II and after -- in both the Pacific and European Theaters of Operations. Each story is based on an actual event in the annals of Air Force history.
Among the highlights are:
A daring rescue by helicopter from war-torn Korea...
'Operation: Sky Hook' -- a Nazi general is captured alive...
A clever ruse paralyzes German anti-aircraft...
The collection is based on the popular California National Productions TV feature FLIGHT."
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Any information helps! The autograph is to "Randy"....perhaps Cunningham?
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30 Oct 14 - Brookwood, Surrey, England. Brookwood Military Cemetery. Czechoslovakian Memorial and graves.
Miroslav Jan Mansfeld was born on December 14th 1912. He worked as an apprentice automobile engineer, finishing at the Skoda works in Prague. On October 1st 1930 Mansfeld joined the Czech Air Force as a cadet. After completing his flying training, he joined the 6th Air Regiment at Prague-Kbely, flying Letov S16’s, later moving to the Aviation Research Institute on testing duties. In 1937 Mansfeld went to the Soviet Union to collect an ANT-40 (later the SB-2) bomber, a job he did six times in all. The aircraft later went into production in Czechoslovakia as the Avia B 71. Mansfeld continued test duties until early 1939, when he was assigned to the General Staff. After the German take-over in March he went back to testing. On June 2nd 1939 Mansfeld and five others went by train to Ostrava, crossed the border into Poland and on the 13th formally signed on for the French Foreign Legion. The group sailed from Poland to Dover, where they re-embarked for France.
On June 21st they were at Balard Barracks in Paris, subsequently moving to Marseille and then crossing to Oran. Mansfeld reached Sidi Bel Abbes and became Legionnaire 84471. One of the conditions of enlistment was that in the event of war the Czechs would be transferred to the Armee de l'Air. They left for Marseille on September 3rd 1939 and in late November Mansfeld was doing flying training at Chateauroux, as a Corporal-Chef. In February 1940 he went to a Bloch 210 bomber squadron. On May 18th Mansfeld ferried an aircraft to Bastia and flew on to Oran. After Italy declared war on June 10th, he went to Casablanca, took a ship to Gibraltar, from where he sailed in a convoy to Liverpool, arriving there on July 12th.
After RAF induction and kitting out at Cholmondley Park and Cosford, Mansfeld went to 6 OTU, Sutton Bridge on September 29th 1940 and, after converting to Hurricanes, he joined 111 Squadron at Dyce on October 6th. Mansfeld shared in the destruction of a He111 on November 13th and damaged another on January 27th 1941. He was posted to 54 OTU, Church Fenton on April 24th on Blenheims and Oxfords, to train for night-fighting duties. Commissioned in June 1941, Mansfeld joined 68 Squadron at High Ercall on July 17th. He destroyed two He111’s and probably a third on October 12/13th, destroyed two He111’s and shared a Do217 on April 30th 1942. He was awarded the DFC (gazetted 10th July 1942). Mansfeld destroyed a Do217 on December 10/11th, probably sank a flak-equipped E-boat on February 18th 1943 and destroyed a Ju88 on March 15/16th.
With his tour finished Mansfeld was posted to 51 OTU, Twinwood Farm on May 16th as an instructor. He returned to operations on October 10th 1943, when he rejoined 68 Squadron, then at Coltishall, as a Flight Commander and with his original navigator. On May 14/15th 1944 Mansfeld destroyed two Do217’s and on July 27th and October 24th he shot down V1’s at night. He was awarded the DSO (gazetted 21st May 1945).
Mansfeld returned to Czechoslovakia on August 16th 1945 and rejoined the Czech Air Force. After pressure from the Communists after the 1948 putsch, he again left his country, this time for Germany, where he lived in a camp before rejoining the RAF in Britain in early August 1948 as an AC2.
Recommissioned in October 1948 he was awarded the AFC (gazetted 1st January 1953) and retired on September 30th 1958 as a Squadron Leader. He died in October 1991.
He is buried alongside many of his Czech comrades at Brookwood.
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)
Mostly during the whole kamikaze flight training the Tokko's 'kamikaze pilots' were at the base at Chiran.
Outside the museum were two impressive statues, on one side "the waiting mother" and 50 meters aside from here one of a Tokko.
Most of the 1036 Tokko's, Kamikaze pilots, to be trained wrote a diary and a letter for themselves and their family, mothers in special.
These letters were to say fare well to their mothers.
And to confess and thank these for the years they were together during life.
These letters were often translated and public to read for the visitor in the museum.
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Squadron Commander "Killer Bees" F-16 Nose Art, AEF V, Bahrain 1997, Nose art was done with colored grease pencils and normally was removed after return to the US
A Marine flyer since 1935, Colonel Gregory “Pappy” Boyington was encouraged to resign his commission to fly with the Flying Tigers in China. There he got credit for six Japanese planes. But when he applied for reinstatement in the Marine Corps, he found himself disgraced for “having left the Corps in time of national emergency.” For nearly three months he parked cars in a Seattle garage until, in desperation, he telegraphed an Under Secretary of the Navy. In a few days he was on the way to the South Pacific where he was given a squadron of misfits. These pilots, unwanted by other outfits, and led by the oldest active Marine fighter pilot, made one of the great records of the war. The heart of this book is the colorful story of Boyington’s Black Sheep Squadron.
“Pappy” Boyington was a wild, hard drinking, professional Marine flyer who was one of the most unconventional heroes of World War II. As wild and independent as he was, he was a competent leader of men and had no desire to change his ways. He had never let anyone kick him around, and he saw no reason why he should let the Japanese do so in the air or after he was taken prisoner.
Winner of a Congressional Medal of Honor and a Navy Cross for his achievements while leading the Black Sheep Squadron, “Pappy” Boyington had twenty months as a prisoner of the Japanese in which to gain emotional maturity and sobriety. He freely admitted that during the nearly two years he spent as a P.O.W. his health improved due to the enforced sobriety. He retired from the Marine Corps on August 1, 1947.
Many people know of Pappy Boyington from the mid-1970s television show Baa Baa Black Sheep, a drama about the Black Sheep squadron based very loosely on Boyington's memoir, with Boyington portrayed by Robert Conrad. Many of Boyington's men were irate over this show, charging it was mostly fiction and presented a glamorized portrayal of Boyington. Boyington himself often told interviewers and audiences that the television series was fiction and only loosely related to actual history. Here is a 1970’s interview with Boyington and the actor who portrayed him on television, Robert Conrad.
✈️ Aircraft: Lockheed Martin F-22A Raptor
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📍 Location: RAF Fairford - FFD - EGVA - RIAT
📅 Date: 14.07.2017
Photo from an album (AL230) showing the 352nd Fighter Group in England during World War Two. Uknown Donor.
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
hoto from an album (AL230) showing the 352nd Fighter Group in England during World War Two. Uknown Donor.
Repository: San Diego Air and Space Museum Archive
In celebration of the 50th anniversary of GI Joe, here are a few photos depicting the debriefing of pilots by their commanding officer.
All figures are 40th anniversary GI Joes. The helmet for the yellow pilot is from elitebrigade, all other items depicted are from the GI Joe 40th Anniversary collection.
German Girl's Day 2010 : Major Ulrike Flender, First luftwaffe female fighter pilot as a role model for germany's young girls
"In the air he gave the most conspicuous and gallant service to his country, and was killed in action, fighting gloriously, May 7th 1917. Aged 20 years. Per Ardua Ad Astra."
Albert Ball VC, DSO & Two Bars, MC (14 August 1896 - 7 May 1917) was an English fighter pilot of the First World War and a recipient of the Victoria Cross, the highest decoration for gallantry "in the face of the enemy" that can be awarded to members of the British or Commonwealth armed forces. At the time of his death he was, with forty-four victories, the United Kingdom's leading flying ace, and remained its fourth-highest scorer behind Edward Mannock, James McCudden, and George McElroy. Raised in Nottingham, Ball joined the Sherwood Foresters at the outbreak of the First World War and was commissioned as a second lieutenant in October 1914. He learnt to fly in his spare time and gained his pilot's licence in October 1915. Transferred to the Royal Flying Corps (RFC), he undertook training at Central Flying School, where he was awarded his wings on 26 January 1916.
In February 1916, Ball joined No. 13 Squadron RFC in France, flying reconnaissance missions before being posted in May to No. 11 Squadron, a fighter unit. From then until his return to England on leave in October, he accrued many aerial victories, earning two Distinguished Service Orders and the Military Cross. He became the first British fighter ace to really capture the public's imagination. During his rest period he became engaged, but was soon anxious for a return to action. He was posted to No. 56 Squadron, which deployed to the Western Front in April 1917. Ball continued his record of victories until his final flight on 7 May, when he crashed to his death in a field in France while pursuing the Red Baron's brother, Lothar von Richthofen. During the engagement he managed to force von Richthofen to the ground, but soon after emerged from a cloud bank upside down and crashed before he could recover. The Germans buried him in Annœullin, with full honours.
Ball's death was reported around the world. He was posthumously awarded the Victoria Cross, and also honoured by the government of France and the Aero Club of America. A memorial service in his home town of Nottingham was attended by large crowds. The year after his death he was commemorated in a biography that included tributes from Prime Minister David Lloyd George, Field Marshal Douglas Haig and General Hugh Trenchard. Ball's father, a former mayor of Nottingham, memorialised his son in several ways, buying the field where he died, improving his gravesite in Annœullin, and building homes in his honour. Ball is also commemorated by a statue and plaque in the grounds of Nottingham Castle, where his Victoria Cross and other medals and memorabilia are displayed.
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From an Album belonging to Oscar Perdomo, who was a recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross, was a United States Air Force officer who was the last “ace in a day” for the United States in World War II.
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USS Midway San Diego Bay San Diego, CA The Grumman F-14 Tomcat is a supersonic, twin-engine, two-seat, variable-sweep wing aircraft. The F-14 was the United States Navy's primary maritime air superiority fighter, fleet defense interceptor and tactical reconnaissance platform from 1974 to 2006. It later performed precision strike missions once it was integrated with the Low Altitude Navigation and Targeting Infrared for Night LANTIRN system. The F-14 was developed after the collapse of the F-111B project, and was the first of the American teen-series fighters which were designed incorporating the experience of air combat against MiGs during the Vietnam War. - Wiki
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