#Aircrew

Just over 21 years ago, my father, a British Airways Pilot, died at home. He killed himself. He wasn’t the first airline pilot to reach breaking point and he won’t

Got the ready room together yesterday to discuss everyone's experience and lessons learned from our squadron mishap back in June. ***Disclaimer: I will not discuss any particulars of the mishap.

C-47 markings - A (probably boring) thread:Marking a combat aircraft with "victories" or bombing missions in WWII was not uncommon, and given the myriad of jobs they could perform, Troop

#OTD May 1940, No 92 Sqn Leader Roger Bushell was leading his 2nd offensive patrol of the day over France when he and his 12 Spitfires engaged over 40 enemy

Great article and some thoughts I have been tossing around in my brain-pan for a while. I heavily biased by my experience in aviation, especially the 18 months out of

Now is the Time

NowIsTheTime4It

I am separated from my family for 4 months coz my wife's H1B expiredDue to not having OCI my 5 yr old daughter couldn't go with mommy I sent her

1/ CHEMTRAILSI'm now a passenger train driver for a cross border high speed express rail operator. Before my career change, I spent 17 years working as an aeronautical engineer. Started

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again: the reason the Army struggles so much with its culture is because senior leaders have done everything possible to destroy the

Blake Herzinger

Why the P-8A is not a "Spy Plane." A thread: It's not designed around its camera or intelligence collection sensors. The camera is very good, and has multiple modes, but

nigeria air tips

(1) #THREAD OKADA AIR: THAT WAS THE AIRLINE THAT WAS! #HistoryVille #Nigeria #Aviation #Travel #History #NaijaProud There can never be another Okada Air. That much is clear. The...https://images.app.goo.gl/PPphGQnzcgAR7Urr5 (2)... circumsta

Matthew Komatsu

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In light of some recent public comments regarding Canadian military service, I thought I’d share the story of this tee shirt. It’s a @brooksrunning tee, circa 2008. I deployed to

Neutral Countries and InterneesThe impetus for this thread came as a result of an article I read about USAAF aircrews interned in Switzerland at a notorious camp called Wauwilermoos. Shocking

A few points on the unit of the Irish Air Corps that provides the Emergency Aeromedical Service along with the NAS, given that it was in the news over the

wenella x zhuyilong

/1 Apr 10 CondeNastTraveler WeChat update: An insightful interview with #ZhuYilong on his travelling habits (seaside hotels!) & plans (i.e., visiting New Zealand for a road trip): https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/Bh8QJSkN9Yd4Y5KKvpRRzQ (Will update

This week’s story relates to a @CWGC headstone I discovered in the quiet hamlet of Britford, Nr Salisbury. St Peter’s churchyard contains just the one war grave, that belonging to

InsanityNowhere

While this may have been a side effect of the use of the nuclear bombs, the real reason why the US used them was a bit more dire than flexing