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This is a long read, and one you have to read if you're interested in World War II aircraft - seriously fascinating stuff. Spitfire, Mustang and the ‘Meredith Effect’
How a Soviet Spy Helped Change the Course of the War: hushkit.substack.com/p/spitf…
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In a general knowledge quiz, pilots of which service would win?
63%RAF
14%USAF
5%USMC
18%US Navy
65 votes • 23 hours
Mistletoe & wine your body gyal
Sir Cliff Richard, 86, aiming for fourth Christmas No1 with surprise REGGAE version of The Lord is My Shepherd.
#CliffRichard
thesun.co.uk/tvandshowbiz/40…
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Lavochkin deputy Semyon Alekseyev proposed this impressive fighter in 1944. It was never built.
TV show idea: Celeste Dring plays Nigel Tufnell’s daughter, and she’s a…I dunno…a detective or something
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An appalling 45% of all RAF Lightnings were lost in accidents. However, somewhat miraculously, thanks to an excellent ejection seat, training, and a role focused more on high altitude, it killed far fewer aircrew than almost any other fighter of its generation @MB_EjectEject
An appalling 45% of all RAF Lightnings were lost in accidents. However, somewhat miraculously, thanks to an excellent ejection seat, training, and a role focused more on high altitude, it killed far fewer aircrew than almost any other fighter of its generation @MB_EjectEject
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This is a long read, and one you have to read if you're interested in World War II aircraft - seriously fascinating stuff. Spitfire, Mustang and the ‘Meredith Effect’
How a Soviet Spy Helped Change the Course of the War: hushkit.substack.com/p/spitf…
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The UK spent years developing the Harrier’s ADEN 25mm cannon. It malfunctioned, shed parts, and threw ammo links at the aircraft. After thousands of rounds, they binned it in '99. 24 years of trying. That’s why British Harriers went to war without guns. 🇬🇧🤦♂️
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Aircraft designer Willy Messerschmitt must have absolutely smashed Halloween
