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(...) had it not been for the magnificent material contributed by the Polish squadrons and their unsurpassed gallantry, I hesitate to say that the outcome of battle would have been the same.
Air Chief Marshall Sir Hugh Dowding
This is the only image I have of the camera shy 34055 'Fighter Pilot', plus it was one of the earliest Bulleids to be withdrawn in June 1963. The Stroudley Terrier 32640 was withdrawn the same year but is now preserved as W11 on the Isle of Wight, whilst 34055 was scrapped at Eastleigh in '64.
A scan of an Agfa CT18 slide from the late John Feild collection.
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Nightmares Return
Friday morning arrivals, from VMFAT-502 "Flying Nightmares", demonstrating both modes of landing for the F-35B.
The Nail Driver - Draken International’s A-4K over the Fallon Ranges while supporting the the US Navy’s Joint Terminal Attack Controller training program. After successfully providing over four years of Close Air Support and JTAC training assets to the United States Marine Corps (USMC) and the US Navy, Draken International has been awarded the follow-on Terminal Attack Controller Trainer Services Contract.
The TACT contract, issued by the Naval Air Warfare Center, has a value of $250 million with a total ordering period of up to ten years. This new contract will continue to ensure the USMC and US Navy’s Forward Air Controllers and JTACs certification and qualification training and readiness needs are met. Image was shot with the Nikon Z7 and 24-70 f4 S series lens. Have A Bandit Day. #nikonaviation #nikonusa #nikonnps #douglas #mcdonelldouglas #usn #usnavy #avgeek #aviation #aviationphotography #picoftheday #excellentaviation #instaaviation #nikonartists #fighterjet #fighterpilot #avporn #excellentaviation #wingsofgold #topgun #avgeeksunite #iamnikon #aviationdaily #a4k #skyhawk #aggressor #isap_aviationphotography
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Roman Empire
A 3-Ship of F/A-18Es paid East Tennessee a visit on a murky Tuesday. VFA-106 "Gladiators" are the Fleet Readiness Squadron for the US Navy.
A HAF F-16D Blk52+ belonging to 340M "Fox" banking hard left to follow a steep valley offering a unique opportunity to shoot this bird topside.
Lucky on Friday the 13th
3 of the 4 F-35As taxiing for departure, after a weather divert the day prior. These are from the 421st FS at Hill AFB, Ut.
Colorful JSF Test Support markings adorn this Danish F-16B, as it returns from a mission over Edwards. It is now one of several F-16s, recently purchased by Argentina.
Playtime
Dropping away, this F-15E is about to begin several high speed Mach runs to calibrate the aircraft for testing. These photos were shot 18 years ago.
In the Battle of Britain, Hurricanes scored the highest number of RAF victories, accounting for 1,593 out of the 2,739 total claimed. By the beginning of 1941 German pilots had their measure. It did not do for a [Messerschmitt] Bf 109 to get into a dogfight with Hurricanes because the Hurricane could out-turn it, but the Bf 109 pilots’ “dive and zoom” tactics put Hurricane pilots at a severe disadvantage.
Yet those crucial months in 1939-40 were everything. Without the Hurricane, the Battle of Britain would have been lost. A total of 1,715 Hurricanes flew with Fighter Command during the period of the battle, far in excess of all other British fighters combined. Having entered service a year before the Spitfire, the Hurricane was “half a generation” older, and markedly inferior in terms of speed and climb. However, the Hurricane had proved itself a robust, manoeuvrable aircraft capable of surviving fearsome combat damage. Unlike the Spitfire, it was a wholly operational, go-anywhere, do-anything fighter by July 1940.
The crucial tactic in how Fighter Command approached the battle was exactly how to engage the massed formations of German aircraft. Hurricanes were generally directed at the bombers; they were a steady gun platform, and had a speed difference over Do 17 and He 111s that they did not have over Bf 109s. The Spitfires were directed at the German fighters.
Skilled Hands...
You can see the pilot's hands checking the switches, in the reflection of his visor.
Capt JG "Marty" MARTINEZ doing what he does best! @ BA116 Luxeuil-Saint Sauveur during a ceremony remembering and honouring Captain Georges Guynemer - 1917-2017 - a World War 1 Ace - 53 kills confirmed of the Fighter Squadron 1/2 Storks / Groupe de Chasse 1/2 Cigogne
En Hommage aux aviateurs disparus dans l’accident de Albacete - Los Llanos y il a trois ans
L'Escadron de transformation Mirage 2000D 4/3 Argonne / SPA 48 Tête de Coq basé á Nancy- Ochey a peint 9 étoiles sur la dérive de un de leur M2000D en memoire des aviateurs partis trop tôt!
The Ring-billed Gull sat atop the supersonic jet, and stared at the tourists onboard the USS Intrepid aircraft carrier docked in the Hudson River.
For military buffs:
The plane, a Vought F-8K Crusader:
-was the first supersonic fighter designed for carriers.
-is the fastest plane ever flown from the Intrepid.
-has a top speed of 1322 mph (2128 kph)
-max. altitude 52350 ft (15956km)
-is painted to represent the plane as Intrepid pilot, Anthony Nargi flew it in 1968.
(info. from descriptive plaque on the Intrepid).