Chris Bolton
@CcibChris
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I really don’t understand all this sabre rattling rhetoric, with some junior UK defence minister claiming the UK is “rapidly developing” plans to prepare the entire country for the possible outbreak of war, because “the shadow of war is knocking on Europe’s door.” If the
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JAS 39 Gripens flew in a Christmas-tree formation over northern Sweden yesterday. 📹: u/yeeyaho
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Sweden borrowed one Hawker Hunter F.4 from the United Kingdom. Sweden never purchased Hunter for operational service. Swedish Air Force designation applied: J 34A (test-only, not official procurement) — sometimes referenced informally in Swedish literature
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XM611 at Goose Bay in spring 1975 or 76 credit Nigel Warwick
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Saab Draken. . Development of the Saab 35 Draken started in 1948. By the mid-1980s, the SAF's Drakens had largely been replaced by the more advanced JA 37 Viggen fighter, while the introduction of the more capable Saab JAS 39 Gripen
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US Navy phourteen Phantom VF-202 'Superheats' credit F4 group
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk.IX MK912 displaying at Shuttlewoth Festival of Flight 2025 credit Warbird Aviation
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‼️Beautiful and extremely rare footage for defense enthusiasts 😍 🇺🇸The USS Hartford submarine breaks through 40 centimeters of Arctic ice as it rises to the surface. Its about 110 meters long and weighs around 16,500 tons. A powerful display of precision and strength in one
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104 skydivers, 20 nations, and one beautiful world record breaking moment.
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Some badass footage from VF-103 "Jolly Rogers" Final Cruise video from 2004 while stationed in the Persian Guld participating Operation Phantom Fury in October to provide aerial support over Fallujah for the 1st Marine Expeditionary Force.🫡
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A T-shirt I designed in 1975, refers to Air to Air refuelling.. These fine gents on the Quarterdeck of HMS Ark Royal.
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Practice for tomorrow. USAF F-4G Wild Weasel flies alongside an F-4E Phantom over the Gulf of Mexico credit F4 My Favorite
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Before going to Korea, 2 Squadron pilots converted to Spitfires at Langebaanweg at the training unit there. Here Lt Maskell flying Spit 5524 in the area. This spit was scrapped at Snake Valley in 1954 From the collection of the late Capt. Bryan Andrew Trower Maskell
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Vampire T.11 XE956 67 1 FTS Linton-on-Ouse, Leuchars 18 Sept 1965. Jet Provost. Lightning. I managed to fly in all three of these types during my service time. credit Steve Bond
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