@Gabriel64869839 Just look at the stark contrast in layout between Kinloss Barracks down the road - lots of large hard standing, but also lots of well spaced areas too
@Gabriel64869839 The “decision makers” have gotten far too comfortable with the concept that “War is a thing that happens overseas.” The reduction of flying stations coupled the the lack of dispersion on those stations has put all of our eggs into 6-7 very fragile baskets…
It's unbelievable how many dynamic companies broke their streaks of engineer-CEOs for the first time in the 2000s, installing their first MBA/finance CEOs, who then promptly made fundamental strategic errors that nixed the company's future, that are now becoming obvious.
ROK Air Force carried out a farewell flight for its F-4E Phantom aircraft.
The venerable F-4E was in service between 1969 and 2024. The formation was escorted by KF-21 Boramae, South Korea’s indigenous fighter aircraft.
Vulcan air display, 8mm home movie with sound (a rarity)
Original source says Woodford but more likely Waddington, or possibly Scampton
The style of camouflage/markings suggests a date of late 1970s-early 1980s
Great to hear that unmistakable quadruple-Olympus howl again…🙉😀
A memorial park has this small plot of land left exactly as it was over 50 years ago- once a moonscape; now a grim glimpse of one of the most heavily bombed spots on Earth. Dong Loc Junction, Vietnam. 1/5 #planespotting#avgeek#aviationdaily#aircraft#aviationlovers#milair
All in order! 892 NAS ashore at RAF Leuchars. 1975.
That is me wearing the silver Mk1 hard hat having just returned from Rosehearty Range on a rocket detail. Gerry Kinch in Mk 2 hat.