#Aircraft

On November 9, 1929, Alaskan pilot Carl "Ben" Eielson and his mechanic, Earl Borland, went missing in Siberia. /1 Eielson's company was working under a $50,000 contract for the Swenson
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#aviationphotography #planespotting #avgeek #aviation #history #USAF - The amazing swing-wing B1B bomber followed the cancelled high-altitude B1A! Post your photos and comments! @clark_aviation @B1bomber1 @coldwarhist @AvHistoryOgre @Aviati
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WHAT'S YOUR FAVOURITE?Tell me which is your favourite @AusAirforce aircraft?Each of these aircraft are currently in the Middle East supporting #Team633 & Coalition operations.Stay tuned for the results & my
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Today is #VEDay when we remember the end of the war in Europe. Eric Ravilious never survived to see that Peace, & for his wife Tirzah, it left her a
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On this day in history, October 15, 1968, the government of Jamaica, headed by Prime Minister, Hugh Shearer, barred Guyanese UWI lecturer Dr. Walter Rodney from re-entering the country. A
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Ok, folks. The 2020 China Military Power report is out!Here are a few thoughts on some of the interesting tidbits (IMO): https://media.defense.gov/2020/Sep/01/2002488689/-1/-1/1/2020-DOD-CHINA-MILITARY-POWER-REPORT-FINAL.PDF First up: overa
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Ever wondered how the RAF's Advanced Air Strike Force's bombers faired in the first few days of May?Well you're in luck.... The 9 May 1940 started in a very inauspicious
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The US flew a U-2 spy plane over Chinese military exercises in the Bohai Sea (aka Bohai Gulf or Bay) yesterday. @SCMPNews says the exercises were in the Bohai &
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This thread is going to discuss what the loss by capture of Russian Army Pantsyr S1/S2 / SA-22 (pictured below), 2S6 Tunguska / SA-19, Osa AKM / SA-8B, Tor M2
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#IC410 1.Bholanath Pandey and Devendra Pandey are two friends who in 1978 hijacked Indian Airlines plane IC410. #IC4102.On December 20, 1978, They hijacked Indian Airlines flight IC 410 from Lucknow
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Tejas fans here is a small thread for youAll 16 aircraft of Flying daggers1. La-5001 LA-5002 LA-5003 LA-5004 LA-5005 LA-5006 LA-5007 LA-5008 LA-5009 LA-5010 LA-5011 LA-5012 LA-5013 LA-5014 LA-5015 LA-5016
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1. The average govt official has no working knowledge of policy Let me do a thread of how Virgin Nigeria fleeced NigeriaIf we remember vividly Virgin Nigeria was flying from
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#USNavy Aircraft carrier USS Eisenhower #CVN69 (IKE) deployed today after completing COMPUTEX. Ike CSG includes guided missile cruisers USS San Jacinto #CG56, USS Vella Gulf #CG72, destroyers USS Stout #DDG55,
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Friendly note to those who think they understand the Navy ... but really don't, especially the carrier Navy.A nuclear powered aircraft carrier is not just any "O6" command. You will
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One of the most interesting books I've read in the last few years is Robert Coram's biography, "Boyd: The Fighter Pilot Who Changed The Art Of War".There's section in there
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The Eastern Area published the first detailed wildland fire guidance for COVID-19 on Wednesday. Here's a thread of first impressions. 1/https://gacc.nifc.gov/eacc/eacg/documents/Eastern_Area_WFRP.pdf The first item that jumps out is what has
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