@avpay.bsky.socialBorn as a trainer, transformed into a supersonic strike aircraft and armed with missiles above its wings. The SEPECAT Jaguar was one tough cat, but how do you pronounce its name?
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@avpay.bsky.socialLancashire built more Handley Page Hampdens than Handley Page itself! Samlesbury’s remarkable aviation legacy lives on, although its historic runways are long gone.
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@rootnationen.bsky.socialThe Birth of the “Harrier,” Part 5: Testing and Prospects #Harrier #AviationHistory #VTOL #Aerospace #FlightTesting
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@alanbonnici.comCan you provide more information out this British Airways Concorde cabin baggage allowance placard? The document reference is M665-1st.
#TTMO #BritishAirways #Concorde #Airlines #BaggageAllowance #AviationHistory
@cpaphil.bsky.socialA spectacular 1911 scene at Vincennes: pilot Lasseur de Ranzay flying his Blériot monoplane
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@martinkoenigsberg.bsky.socialJust finished my 43rd Book Review of the Year! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #AvGeek #AviationHistory #NavGeek #NavalHistory #AmericanHistory #USN #IsraeliHistory #IAF #SixDayWar #EgyptianHistory #SyrianHistory #JordanianHistory #SovietHistory #HistBookChat
@avpay.bsky.socialMach 2 versus the mighty Bear. The English Electric Lightning was built to race skywards and intercept Soviet bombers before its fuel gauge spoiled the fun.
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