Arrival of three long-range Tu-22m3 bombers at the Russian base Khmeimim in Syria, May 2021 - Picture of the day

 reposted from the syria.mil.ru photo galleries

Supermarine Scimitar F.1 ' a real 'hot rod' for its day - Solent Sky Museum

 

From Steve Bond's " Fleet Air Arm Boys " (Grub Street)

"..the Scimitar was a real 'hot rod' for its day ..but was quite heavy and had only small wings. It was big; the biggest single-seat aircraft operating from a carrier at that time and the last FAA machine with guns, four 30 mm cannon. It could carry four 1000 lb bombs and had a nuclear capability. Its two engines produced 23 000 Ibs of thrust which made for a very spritely acceleration....of the two types I was flying at the time, the Scimitar had the power whereas the Hunter had the manoeuvrability. But if the Scimitar was getting into trouble he could just open the throttles and disappear... we intercepted an American task force about 400 miles east of Iceland. An F-4 attempted to interfere with us, but it was no contest. Then an F-8 tried his luck but the US military was not trained in air combat manoeuvring while we were very aggressive..."

below; Supermarine Scimitar - XD 236 seen during early June 1968. This machine was lost the same month on June 26, 1968 flying into high ground in cloud on St Catherines Down, Isle of Wight killing the pilot, Naval Airman 1st class Tony Patton. Patton's radio altimeter failed in bad weather. He was flying a sortie as a target for HMS Corrunna. Adrian Balch photo

Also on this blog; 

Supermarine Scimitar at Farnborough 1959 

Death of Commander John Russell, commanding officer of 803 Naval Air Squadron, the first squadron to operate the Scimitar

Floyd Werner - Cobra pilot

 

Vulcan to the Sky - Op Safeguard

 

ITN News report on the fund-raising efforts still required to build a hangar for XH 558 at Doncaster/Finningley

Thanks @itvcalendar for covering @vulcantothesky’s #OpSafeguard yesterday! Let’s make this happen #twitterVForce #STEM #Heritage pic.twitter.com/s3ZCVbVE7g

— Stephen Liddle (@steveliddle558) November 16, 2021

74 Sqn, Lightning T.4, 1 Sqn Harrier GR 1- ebay photo find #120

 

, XM 974 'T' seen at Leuchars on 19 Sep 1964

1 Sqn, Harrier GR.1, XV751 'N' at RAF Kinloss, 1972

20th TFW, F-100D Super Sabre, 55-3684 at St Mawgan, 19 Sep 1964 

VMFA-122, F-4B Phantom II, 151447 '00-DC' at Amarillo, 1966

TF-8A Crusader, 143710 on USS Independence, 1967

Latest selection from Moleys on ebay here

Wattisham Phantom 'Phinale' 74 Sqd 1992 scrapbook - Ebay photo find #119

 

Flt. Lt. Archie Liggat with his navigator Flt. Lt  G. Whitehurst in front of XT 914 at Wattisham on May 19, 1992.

Below; images from an " R.A.F. Wattisham historical Display Book" sold on ebay, featuring photos and clippings depicting the history of 74 Sqd..." 

 

Kawasaki Ki-45 'Dragonslayer' and Japanese aircraft Ebay finds - Ebay photo find # 118

 

Thanks to 'snautzer'

Kawasaki Ki 57 transport

In 1938, when the Ki-21 heavy bomber began to enter service with the Imperial Japanese Army, its capability attracted the attention of the Imperial Japanese Airways. In consequence a civil version was developed and this, generally similar to the Ki-21-I and retaining its powerplant of two 708 kW (950 hp) Nakajima Ha-5 KAI radial engines, differed primarily by having the same wings transferred from a mid to low-wing configuration and the incorporation of a new fuselage to provide accommodation for up to 11 passengers. This transport version appealed also the navy, and following the flight of a prototype in August 1940 and subsequent testing, the type was ordered into production for both civil and military use.

This initial production Ki-57-I had the civil and military designations of MC-20-I and Army Type 100 Transport Model 1, respectively. A total of 100 production Ki-57-Is had been built by early 1942, and small numbers of them were transferred for use by the Japanese navy in a transport role, then becoming redesignated L4M1. After the last of the Ki-57s had been delivered production was switched to an improved Ki-57-II, which introduced more powerful 805 kW (1,080 hp) Mitsubishi Ha-l02 14-cylinder radial engines installed in redesigned nacelles and, at the same time, incorporated a number of detail refinements and minor equipment changes. Civil and military designations of this version were the MC-20-II and Army Type 100 Transport Model 2, respectively. Only 406 were built before production ended in January 1945. Both versions were covered by the Allied reporting name "Topsy"

Below; 

Japanese Army Air Force Nakajima Ki-49 Helen bomber at Japan in 1945. This Ki-49 is equipped with TAKI 1 radar antenna in the nose and wings.

Another Ki-49

Aichi E13A Jake seaplane at Ominato base, Hokkaido, 1945

C6N Myrt Saiun Recon Plane at USA in 1946.

Ki-48 Lily New Guinea 1943

Kawasaki Ki-45 'Dragonslayer' heavy fighters of the Japanese Army in 1945.
They are fitted with twin obliquely-firing 20 mm Ho-5 cannons, similar to the German Schräge Musik. However, ramming 'kamikaze style' attacks on US B-29 bombers by Ki-45s were also recorded. pic.twitter.com/rHAcvwQzVK

— Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History Page . 🚁 (@clark_aviation) July 3, 2021