John Dibbs

Aerial Director. Air-to-Air Photographer. Author. WWII Aviation
Specialist and Consultant. @flying_legends publisher.

[Canadian Warplane Heritage Museum @CWHM]

The countdown continues...only 2 days to 2021!! Two-ship formation of the only flying Lancasters in the world - Canada's "VeRA" and @RAFBBMF’s "Thumper" from 2014. 📷: @JohnMDibbs

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Wishing all our followers a 'Happy Holidays' - Sir Tim Wallis flying his Spitfire Mk XVI past Mount Aspiring, seemingly offering Air Support to the great wizard Gandalf, as this one of the beautiful New Zealand mountains that featured in Lord of the Rings. #spitfiremkxvi

[John Dibbs @JohnMDibbs]

Only a *Handful Still Available* of the Limited Edition of
@Flying_Legends Calendar. (only 100 copies released)
Grab your copy exclusively from @transairuk before they are sold out. https://t.co/iNjXZurPQR #warbirdphotography #aviationlovers

[John Dibbs @JohnMDibbs]

Today marks the 79th Anniversary of Flt Lt John Gillespie Magee's death, author of the poem "High Flight".
⁣John died flying a Spitfire Mk V, like the one below, that also took the life of pilot Ernest Aubrey. #avaitionphotography #warbirds #spitfiremkv
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December 7, 1941 - Here, an Arizona Air National Guard F-16 overflies the sunken hull with 900 of the 1,177 souls lost that day still entombed in the USS Arizona. The sunken warship is now a monument to those that fell on that day. #PearlHarborRemembranceDay #USSArizona

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The @Flying_Legends 2021 Calendar, EU version, is going to be released with a limited edition print run of *100 copies* exclusively available from @transairuk. Enter to win one of these or order one of these calendars here: https://t.co/w8no8Si3PY

[Hurricane Heritage @HurricaneR4118]

A sublime ⁦@JohnMDibbs⁩ shot of ⁦@HurricaneR4118⁩ . Just because 😉

[Miss Helen @MissHelenP51]

. @kermitweeks founder of Fantasy of Flight in Florida had his truly exceptional D model painted up as Lt George Preddy's 'Cripes A Mighty'. Preddy was the highest scoring Mustang ace of the conflict. Lee Lauderback steers a course through a stunning Florida sky. #bluenosers

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Colonel 'Screech' York throws off gravity in this F/A-22 Raptor, doing things in the sky that seem like science fiction. @LockheedMartin built amazing foresight to the design, along with vectoring thrust.⁣ #f22raptor

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Mike George of the Air Combat Museum in Springfield, IL flying his P-51D Mustang 'Worrybird', painted to represent a 339th FG aircraft, the FG that Lt William 'Mac' MacClarence belonged to. As seen in the latest @FlightJournal magazine #p51dmustang

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Today we thank those who have fallen in the name of freedom.⁣ As Geoffrey Wellum, a Spitfire pilot once said, 'It's not about medals, it's not about the thank-you's, it's about being remembered...because that includes everyone'.⁣ #dayofremembrance #EveryPoppyCounts #veteransday

[Miss Helen @MissHelenP51]

𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟴𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗔𝗔 𝗣-𝟱𝟭 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴! ⁣On 10/25/1940 the Prototype P-51 flew for the first time. Over 13K were to roll off to North America - Miss Helen is one of those, truly a rare & precious machine. ⁣Photo: @johnmdibbs⁣ #misshelenp51 #p51mustang

[RAF BBMF @RAFBBMF]

One of the BBMF Spitfires, P7350, was shot down on this day in 1940. 603 Sqn were scrambled to engage German aircraft attacking London; P7350 was hit and her pilot was forced to land in a field with the undercarriage up. #BoB80 #DetectandDefend @JohnMDibbs

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𝗛𝗮𝗽𝗽𝘆 𝟴𝟬𝘁𝗵 𝗯𝗶𝗿𝘁𝗵𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗔𝗔 𝗣-𝟱𝟭 𝗠𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴! ⁣
Here is the Rolls Royce Heritage Flight’s P-51D, painted in the colours of 4th Fighter Groups‘ legendary leader, Col. Don Blakeslee.⁣ #rollsroyceheritageflight #p51mustang #americanwarhorse

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Here's a showreel that has Spitfires actually moving around the sky, shot for the Feature Documentary simply titled Spitfire in 2017. ⁣Special thanks to David Fairhead, a Co-Director on 'Spitfire' for editing this together for me. #spitfiredocumentary #aerialvideography

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@RAFBBMF is the unique flying tribute to those who have served and fallen whilst in its service. Here, high above Lincolnshire, Commanding Officer Discombe leads the BBMF's Spitfire XVI, Spitfire V, Hurricane & Spitfire II
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⁣#battleofbritainmemorialflight #warbirdphotography

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Sunset photo of the Lancaster B1 PA474 at @RAFConingsby during the @lancasterdoc
filming. Thanks to @RAFBBMF for assisting in the filming.

[LANCASTER @lancasterdoco]

@trevorbmbagency @TBFilms_london @spitfire_doco We are thrilled to have @TBFilms_london and @HavilandDigital onboard as part of the team. So good to have this amazing footage in the can now, thanks to @RAFBBMF and @JohnMDibbs and @GBHelicopters.

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This week has been bucket-list worthy. I undertook Aerial Direction and filming over the Derwent Dam for @lancasterdoco - it is truly an emotional and inspiring shoot.

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@BookofAviation I need more, don't I?