Fairey Barracuda, Luftwaffe special schemes and Blinder - Ebay photo find #116, picture of the day #6

 

Fairey Barracuda TR Mk.III MD837 Merlin Engine Aug 1944

pic.twitter.com/QgLrlJr7k9

— Skies-of-Glory (@violetpilot1) October 29, 2021

A great image of the Soviet TU-22 (NATO reporting name 'Blinder') a supersonic nuclear bomber of the Cold War.
Like some NATO nuclear bombers, it also saw 'conventional' operations in smaller conflicts, such as the Iran/Iraq war and Libyan strikes against African countries. pic.twitter.com/FdIGIyvAWa

— Trev Clark's Obscure Aviation History Page . 🚁 (@clark_aviation) October 29, 2021

V-Force trio in flight and Harrier GR. 3 on the Falklands - picture of the day #5

 

The RAF V Force. A Vulcan B1A (XA904), leads a Valiant (XD869) and a Victor B1 (XA931). The Vulcan is in the combined colours of 83 Squadron and 230 OCU. XD869 is from 214 Sq and XA931 is from 232 OCU. Note white 'anti-flash' colours (crown copyright 1958) pic.twitter.com/EeSle1WE3v

— Cold War Aircraft (@coldwaraircraft) October 26, 2021

One for you @HarrierPres A No 1 Squadron Harrier GR.3 takes off from the airfield at Port Stanley during the Falkland War. (Crown copyright 1982) #aviation #coldwaraircraft pic.twitter.com/IFjY1JC4ap

— Cold War Aircraft (@coldwaraircraft) October 26, 2021

Sea Harrier FA 2 taxies in the UK !

 

So this just happened!

For 9 months we have been flat out restoring ZH798 to ground run and be taxi capable

This aircraft is currently, at this moment in time, the only SHAR FA2 outside of the USA that lives and breaths. It’s also now for sale.#happinessisvectoredthrust pic.twitter.com/rHlmwdyea1

— Jet Art Aviation (@JetArtAviation) October 15, 2021

The Poseidon Force welcomes its sixth aircraft, ‘Guernsey’s Reply’

 

The Poseidon Force welcomes its sixth aircraft, ‘Guernsey’s Reply’, to a growing Maritime Patrol fleet that is enhancing security in the North Atlantic together with @RoyalNavy and the UK’s allies. #NextGenRAF https://t.co/OluP0z4Psf

— RAF ISTAR (@RAF_ISTAR) September 21, 2021

Hawker Siddeley Nimrod XV 229 - the last RAF Nimrod MR.2 to fly.

 

Nimrod XV 229 was the last RAF Nimrod MR.2 to fly. The airframe was retired to Manston, Kent during late May 2010 and used for smoke evacuation training at RAF Manston Defence Fire Training and Development Centre which closed last year (2020). The local RAF Manston history Museum managed to save the front 37 feet otherwise it would have been another rare aircraft lost to the scrap yard. The cockpit section was open to the public at the 'Open Cockpit' Day held yesterday, 19/09/21. Famously developed from the DH comet airliner the Nimrod was powered by four RR Speys. The control yokes of XV 229 were/are notable for the large red 'N' button on both sticks - 'N' for 'nuclear' apparently - this aircraft type could launch/drop nuclear depth charges. 

Chaos at Kabul airport - Afghans climb onto taxying C-17

 

ویدیو - هجوم مردم به سوی یک هواپیمای نیروهای امریکایی در میدان هوایی کابل pic.twitter.com/7qdpHXi9Qu

— TOLOnews (@TOLOnews) August 16, 2021

No words can describe these scenespic.twitter.com/NTBX38n5wA

— Ali Folladwand | علی فولادوند (@drfolladwand) August 16, 2021

Harriers, Lightnings, Phantoms and Jaguars at Leuchars in 1978

 

Royal Air Force Jaguar XX 732 ( a/c and pilot lost after crashing near Hawick, 27 November 1986 ) and Lightnings on runway at RAF Leuchars, early 1978..

Lightning XR739 at RAF Leuchars, early 1978

Phantom FG 1 XV576 at RAF Leuchars, early 1978

on offer from ebay seller germanyneon here
 

more great shots from the Aero Legends Battle of Britain air display 25-27 June 2021 Headcorn, Kent

 

A superb Matt Silvaire shot from last weekend's BoB display at Headcorn to open another post from my weekend at the Aero Legends Battle of Britain air display at Headcorn, Kent last weekend. Yes, a real air show! Something we might have taken for granted up until 15 months ago now seems rather exotic. Shame about the weather on the Friday; especially as it forced the Red Arrows to 'curtail' their display - it was very grey and drizzled intermittently throughout the day. Saturday was much better, with warm and sunny conditions. There were still plenty of highlights - five Spits and a Buchon in formation, nine Spitfires and a Hurricane on the flight line, the two Aero Legends C-47s airborne alongside a B-17, the aerobatics of a Bucker Jungmann and the magnificent finale as 10 Spitfires (yes, 10!!) were scrambled one after the other to chase a marauding Bf 109 attacking the aerodrome. (Buchon). On the Saturday Sqn Leader Mike 'disco' Discombe at the controls of the BBMF Spitfire XVI (TE 311) absolutely stole the show with a magnificent exhibition of display flying. Photos courtesy of myself and friends - Sonja Bailey, Ashley Paine, Martin Davenport..(Below; Alison Jane Miles photo..)

Jay Geer images of the Buchon caught by the Spit and Mike Discombe in the BBMF Mk XV (taken on the Saturday of the show..)

Two more from Jay Geer!

Ashley Paine G-IRTY and Harvard

here's 39 minutes of video footage by 'Bannistator' - a little shaky but didn't detract from my enjoyment! Otherwise click forward to minute 35 and the massed Spitfire finale!

 

US protype bombers of the late 1940s

 

U.S. Prototype bombers of the late forties , Dougles XB-43 jetmaster, Convair XB-46, Martin XB-48 and the remarkable Martin XB-51 . pic.twitter.com/7mjTiNHvzh

— gavin blackburn (@GavinGavingav1) April 2, 2020

New Warpaint book from Guideline - MiG 3

 

Warpaint No.129 Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-3 Author Nikolay Yakubovich Pre Order Today https://tinyurl.com/aht8etnu out 7th...

Posted by Warpaint Books on Thursday, 29 April 2021

Soviet Long range Aviation and Baltic fleet training sortie

Air combat with simulated enemy #aircraft was carried out by the #crews of the MiG-31BM high-altitude #fighters of the Pacific Fleet during the exercise over the water area of the Pacific Ocean#RuAF #Russia #Russian pic.twitter.com/t73jU79H9A

— Russian Air Force (@Ruaf_Hmeimim) April 27, 2021

In the #aviation regiment of the long-range aviation command in the Amur Region #Russia, scheduled #flights of Tu-95ms strategic missile #carriers took place#RuAF #Russian pic.twitter.com/ywfYlMU5Lt

— Russian Air Force (@Ruaf_Hmeimim) April 25, 2021

#Fighter #pilots of the Baltic Fleet played out a training #battle with simulated enemy #aircraft during training to protect #Russian #airspace#RuAF #aviation pic.twitter.com/LbikSYYqAW

— Russian Air Force (@Ruaf_Hmeimim) May 4, 2021