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usaac-official · 21 hours
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A KB-50J tanker of the 421st Air Refueling Squadron in flight
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aviationgeek71 · 30 days
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Lockheed P-38 Lightning
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hogans-heroes · 1 year
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In case anyone tried to whitewash your Battle of Britain lately. I present receipts of the countless Jamaican, Haitian, Indian, and Māori fighter and bomber crews in the RAF. Fully integrated.
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aviationgeek2024 · 16 days
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ghostwarriorrrr · 9 months
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oldguydoesstuff · 2 months
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Reconnaissance Systems Officer (RSO) seated aboard the SR-71 Blackbird, directly behind the pilot.
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dronescapesvideos · 4 months
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A Lockheed SR-71 Blackbird over Edward Air Force Base
➤➤ EDWARDS AFB VIDEO: https://youtu.be/fGSqQxhYYkA
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nocternalrandomness · 4 months
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Feb 4th 1969 - XB-70A - Edwards Air Force Base
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captain-flanders · 4 months
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National Airlines Boeing 747-100.
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admiralnelsoniii · 5 months
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This is freaking cool! Is being carrier planes the only common thread? They weren't made by the same company, so I guess so. USN Aviation baby!! 🤘
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aviatrix-ash · 4 months
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Also met this fabulously restored old P-40 <3
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usaac-official · 2 days
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Suzy Q of the 44th Bomb Group in flight during the raid on Ploesti
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aviationgeek71 · 6 months
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aviationgeek2024 · 27 days
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vizrecon · 4 months
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oldguydoesstuff · 5 months
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Howard Hughes in the cockpit of the 300,000 pound, wooden hull "Spruce Goose". It was the largest plane ever built, had a 320 ft wingspan. It was a huge boondoggle and it flew only once, with Hughes stubbornly piloting it to prove it was airworthy.
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