Sam Wise Aviation

Aviation Analyst at Janes (@janesIntel). Enthusiast, writer and photographer. Interested in 'Global South' aviation. He/Him.

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[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

@Warge6 @mathewclarke The verse was never an official verse of the song, let alone the "original" version, which predates the Jacobite risings. It was essentially a fan addition to the song. It is not a part of the national anthem of the UK.

It's not at all like saying that, in fact.

[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

@mushy00 @mathewclarke It's just the age old crime of "watching sport while English"

[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

@Warge6 @mathewclarke This isn't in the national anthem. This was essentially a fanfic line that was never ever official

[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

Signing a humiliating deal at Versailles? Ancient Greek tragedians would've considered this too on the nose.

[Craig Liddell @CraigLiddell7]

Kinda crazy that I left uni with £35,000 of debt and I’ve just checked it today and it’s £51,000 even though I’ve been paying it back ever since leaving uni.

The system is fundamentally broken.

[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

@clark_aviation Cor, an airliner with a fighter cockpit 😍

[Грета Туборг @qretaxyeta]

В Дагестане местные начальнички решили зачем-то провести ребрендинг печально известного "Луня" и изуродовали экраноплану морду изображением зубастой акулы, испортив уникальный музейный объект.
"Каспийский монстр". Теперь официально🤦‍♂️

[@BMarjamar]

@Serval4Life The Komet was a leap in performance in that it helped pilots leap into the afterlife a lot faster

[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

@james_rands @fharris2011 Their attitude will be "who cares?". Western governments repeatedly do very little (not nothing) in retaliation and internally, of course, it makes Russia still look strong and global

[Tom Cotterill @TomCotterillX]

🚨MAJOR BREAKING 🚨

Defence sources have confirmed a Russian warship fired a warning shot at a vessel in the English Channel.

It’s believed to be the first confirmed warning shot fired by a Russian warship in the Channel.

The vessel is reported to be the Admiral Grigorovich that opened fire. The warship has been a regular through the Channel, protecting sanctioned Russian tankers.

The incident comes just days after Royal Marine Commandos seized the Smyrtos, a Russian tanker believed to be part of Vladimir Putin’s shadow fleet transporting sanctioned oil illegally.

A Ministry of Defence spokesman said: “We are investigating reports of an incident in the Channel.”

Its understood reports were received from a UK-registered yacht alleging that the Russian Navy vessel fired warning shots nearby at a distance of about 500 yards.

The incident is understood to have taken place about 20 nautical miles south of the Isle of Wight, outside UK territorial waters.

No injuries or damage have been reported by the yacht, which is continuing its journey.

HMS Mersey was monitoring the Russian vessel at the time.

A seaboat from HMS Tyne has visited the yacht to gather details and check that they are safe.

Defence sources are viewing this as an isolated incident and not linked to the UK’s interception of SMYRTOS.

More to follow from @RozinaSabur

[George N. @GeorgeN28581]

/Su-34E/

Algerian bird in the new colors

Credit: obvious

[BBC News (World) @BBCWorld]

Russia was behind arson attacks targeting PM, BBC reveals https://t.co/gNgD9uSfQ5

[Airbus Newsroom @AirbusPRESS]

Avincis signs contract for up to 15 Airbus H145 helicopters
Read the press release: https://t.co/Q9veIiZGwL

[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

@GoobsGoobs @9mmballpoint Same. Staggering levels of poverty and awfulness.

[Clara-Sophia Daly @clarasophiadaly]

Boarded my flight at DCA National airport. Come to find out, the president of the United States has paused ALL flights because of the UFC fight at the White House.

The air traffic controllers were not warned, nor were the airport staff or travelers.

[Scuderia Ferrari HP @ScuderiaFerrari]

LEWIS HAMILTON’S FIRST VICTORY FOR FERRARI!! 🔥

[Formula 1 @F1]

HE’S DONE IT!!! 🤩

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS THE BARCELONA-CATALUNYA GRAND PRIX!!! 🏆🎉

#F1 #BarcelonaGP

[Sam Wise Aviation @samwiseaviation]

@Tom_D_B_ @ver_nanaaa Worst meat I've had in a long time was in a smokehouse in Georgia (US state) last year. Absolutely horrendous.

[Tom Antonov @Tom_Antonov]

Rt @BEA_Etat
The French Navy nearly lost one of its three E-2C Hawkeye aircraft in March 2025 in the Gulf of Aden. A fire broke out aboard the airborne early warning aircraft during a maneuver involving Rafale M fighters, forcing it to make an emergency landing on the aircraft carrier Charles de Gaulle.
The fire was caused by an electrical arc in a wiring bundle located in the aircraft’s mission-system compartment.
via @zonemilitaire
https://t.co/fBBfEmpjGG

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SWA3698 from SJC to SAN makes an appearance at the World Cup