Not much to choose from for me: https://live.staticflickr.com/3872/15061939518_6c29937440_b.jpg 2014_09_13_Goodwood (58)_Lancaster_B10_Vera by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/1837/43877903902_bb16daaf23_b.jpg 20180714 (142)_188776_McDonnell_Douglas_CF-188_Hornet by John Dixon , ...

Bravo and an excellent cause.

Can someone explain why the front wheel and the mental gun at the front are both off centre? Is it just because they get in each other's way? Yes, that's the reason, for me. The A-10 was actually built around the gun itself. EDIT : that's the reason for which the front wheel is off-centre. For the ...

Red sauce with my flake please.... https://live.staticflickr.com/5588/15257734081_ff9251ee59_b.jpg 2014_08_31_Bournemouth (24)_The_Blades by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/5566/15083315500_c0164d9d30_b.jpg 2014_08_31_Bournemouth (96)_Heritage_Flight by John Dixon , on Flickr ht...

iainpeden wrote: ↑

Mon 01 Apr 2024, 9:18 am

Elvis?

He already had his toilet break....

Fascinating document, thanks for posting. Looking forward to the remainder. The "unintelligible" section on 5th June appears to read "Saw HMS Nelson Destroyer shooting at mine drifting through convoy". Alan Thanks Alan, I do believe you are right!! Rest coming later with a bit o...

I think your "fighting" is almost certainly "Lightning" (P-38).

I definitely love a bad pun so I'm up for this week's game! https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51152783439_eda042eebf_b.jpg 20100717 (28)_308_Sukhoi_Su-22_Fitter by John Dixon , on Flickr One from the Pole vault https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51150571964_4a88aed549_b.jpg 20100717 (75)_00172_Bo...

airbusA330_200 wrote: ↑

Sun 17 Mar 2024, 4:27 pm

Farnborough Airshow 2024, not hoping for much but hopefully they can pull something interesting from RIAT to display

Display at Farnborough, that's a laugh these days. Couple of flat flypasts and endex.

I agree, the nose on the Trident I looks more accurate as I remember the aircraft (as a young spotter the G-ARP* Tridents were one of the fleets I had most of, chiefly at LHR.)

Flew once on a Trident III from Heathrow to Zurich, a joint route with Swissair - came back on a much more comfortable A310!

Edit: Perhaps relevant: were WWII fighter pilots awarded a kill for shooting down a V1? Unmanned and not manoeuvring..... If I recall correcftly, they were awarded half of a kill. Not quite correctly: the original edict was that a kill over the sea counted as one whereas a kill over England counted...

Most of the night kills during WWII were performed by expert pilots sneaking up on an aircraft flying straight and level whose crew were completely unaware of their impending destruction. This is not an obstacle to claiming a kill. Edit: Perhaps relevant: were WWII fighter pilots awarded a kill for ...

Whomever is awarded it (I hope it is Leonardo), I just hope the MoD pulls their finger out. Much as I love them, the Pumas are very tired and were supposed to be replaced with this new type next year, yet a contract hasn’t even been issued! Other nations have been able to draw up requirements, tend...

I've very little quarrel with the ten selected but for me the highlight of the year was the airshow debut of Sidney Cotton's Electra Junior G-AFTL, one of the most historic airframes of British aviation, marking not only the Entente Cordial co-operation between the French secret service and the Brit...

Pen Pusher wrote: ↑

Sun 18 Feb 2024, 10:18 am

RWTYT wrote: ↑

Sun 18 Feb 2024, 8:52 am

Hate to think what will happen to the Sunderland if thats the case for Airspace!

Cold war Started in 1947 (according to wiki) and the Sunderland retired from RAF service in 1959.

Including a contribution to the Berlin Airlift, definitely qualifies for Cold War warrior status.

That is a beast and a half! Nice finish and interesting camo.

Mriya displaying at Farnborough https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53506356505_acf641d42b_b.jpg 20240203 (5)_Antonov_An-225_Mriya by John Dixon , on Flickr Cub at Boscombe Down "Not RIAT" airshow https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53506085758_6e468b88bb_b.jpg 20240203 (6)_2105_Antonov_An...

The future's bright https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/51192771512_fa83b187f1_b.jpg 20100717 (166)_J-015_General_Dynamics_F-16A_Fighting_Falcon by John Dixon , on Flickr Thunderbirds are go https://live.staticflickr.com/4512/37597918140_587b5de1f2_b.jpg 20170715 (212)_Thunderbirds by John Dixon , o...

bobby 1211 wrote: ↑

Mon 22 Jan 2024, 12:02 pm

https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/c ... akota-base
Image of B-1B that crashed

85-0085 apparently. One I hadn't photographed - not going to now.

https://live.staticflickr.com/4265/34835197993_aedb41838e_b.jpg 20170531 (11)_ZA472_and_ZA554_Panavia_Tornado_GR4 by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/52757143603_52c8e5b71e_b.jpg 20230315 (4)_ZH101_and_ZH102_Boeing_E-3D_Sentry by John Dixon , on Flickr https://live.staticf...

Excellent work on a typically hyperactive crest. Challenging but exciting!

Very nice John. My wife and I often holiday down in Weymouth as it is a good base to visit our two favourite areas down there, Bovington and Portland. We spend many an hour at Bovington, mostly by the tank training area, and often pop into the museum's cafe. It is an exceptional museum, and very we...

Yep, looks good to me too. Nicely understated weathering.

That's a hell of a set of decals to get on. Looks amazing!

Same owners as the Gnats at North Weald looking at Companies House. Apparently the F/A.2 is merely a signature away from flying, according to some sources. Maybe, but there is a massive burden of responsibility on the owner of that signature, especially in these (post Shoreham) times. Maybe, but th...