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Alternative aviation blog: news, satire & history from 25K feet. I am human & I need Tupolevs. Our incredible aviation blog here: https://t.co/W3ijUt0iaX
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With seemingly unlimited funding, the Cold War gave rise to a freaky menagerie of exciting warplanes, some charismatic, utterly daft or downright evil. Here are 10 cool (or utterly batshit) Cold War planes: https://t.co/DdjPFiHgs4
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Let's share an unpublished photo on the internet for the first time! My grandad took this photo of the Avro Canada CF-100 Canuck
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Seaplanes #CantZ506Airone 📷 #WW2 September 1943 Sicilian beach of #Mondello @librarycongress
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Nothing beats 1980s artists' impressions..LOOK AT THIS THING!
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A digital dazzler paint scheme and glowing, thundering afterburners give Jared Isaacman’s privately owned MiG-29 a stunning presence in the skies over Wittman Field during EAA AirVenture 2025. - Fred Johnsen. Photo by Gregory Menton
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"The twin-boom open box plan view of the classic de Havilland Vampire was just one of the treats of AirVenture." Photo by Gregory Menton
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Nothing beats 1980s artists' impressions..LOOK AT THIS THING!
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MiG-21F (МиГ-21Ф, изд. 72). Lightest of the 21s, just 4838 kg empty. Equipped with R11F-300 engine, two NR-30 cannons with 60 rounds each & 2160 L of internal fuel volume.
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Let's leave the heavy metal aside for a day. Look at this lovely Cessna 140.
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Live in Bristol and like planes? I'm getting rid of a bunch of World Air Power Journals, free if you can collect today. DM me.
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The 303 Polish Fighter Squadron was the highest-scoring unit in the #BattleOfBritain, achieving the best kill-to-loss ratio. Withdrawn for rest on 11 October 1940, it returned in November, flying next missions over Britain and France until the end of WW2. https://t.co/OdMNyTGH64
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On 10 July 1940, the skies above southern England became the stage for one of the most pivotal confrontations of the Second World War—the Battle of Britain. For Adolf Hitler, it was meant to be a...
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Thanks @MarioRascn6 for this info on TSR2! In return…
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Whenever the world seems too cruel, too stupid or too depressing, imagine a de Havilland Comet flying over the fields in the evening sun.. and strafing your enemy with a Gatling gun (Credit: CC/Woldere)
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With seemingly unlimited funding, the Cold War gave rise to a freaky menagerie of exciting warplanes, some charismatic, utterly daft or downright evil. Here are 10 cool (or utterly batshit) Cold War planes: https://t.co/DdjPFiHgs4
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10 Insanely Cool Cold War Planes (and some that are quite frankly just insane) https://t.co/DdjPFiHgs4
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A major leak reveals severe reliability and falsification issues with the MiG-29K jets’ Russian Zhuk-ME radar, exposing frequent failures and inflated test data. The problems cripple India’s carrier fighter readiness—often under 50%.
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Very sad news today with the passing of Peter Arnold; aka 'Mr Spitfire', or 'The Spitfire Pope'. With his prodigious knowledge of all things Spitfire, he will be missed internationally. Having been a friend for over 50 years, I shall miss his unmatched and unique subject
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10 Insanely Cool Cold War Planes (and some that are quite frankly just insane) https://t.co/DdjPFiHgs4
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