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English Electric Lightning of the Royal Air Force (RAF)
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BAC TSR-2 first flight, piloted by Ronald "Bee" Beamont c.s. Tarnish 1 and Donald Bowen as navigator. Taking off from Boscombe Down. 27 September 1964 Despite the harsh requirements put forth, the TSR-2 was able to fulfill most of them. Its main features…
BAC TSR-2 (piloted by Roland Beamont) and EE Lighting (piloted by Jimmy Dell) giving chase.
Flight n.16, departing from Boscombe Down. 26 February 1965
24 flights took place between 27 September 1964 and 31 March 1965 with XR219, before the cancelation of the project was announced due to "high costs" the same day as the scheduled Dell-Moneypenny XR220 first flight.
Roland "Bee" Beamont (5 flights), Jimmy Dell (12 flights) and Don Knight (2 flights, n.12 and n.23) are the only three people who ever piloted this aircraft
Flight n.16, departing from Boscombe Down. 26 February 1965
24 flights took place between 27 September 1964 and 31 March 1965 with XR219, before the cancelation of the project was announced due to "high costs" the same day as the scheduled Dell-Moneypenny XR220 first flight.
Roland "Bee" Beamont (5 flights), Jimmy Dell (12 flights) and Don Knight (2 flights, n.12 and n.23) are the only three people who ever piloted this aircraft
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Pakistan Air Force F-16 block 15 & 52 in A, B, C & D configurations off the coast of Karachi
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Forwarded from F-84 collection
YF-84J
Two F-84Fs were converted into YF-84J prototypes with enlarged nose intakes and a deepened fuselages for the General Electric J73 engine. the YF-84J reached Mach 1.09 in level flight on 7 April 1954. The project was cancelled due to the excessive cost of converting existent F-84Fs
Two F-84Fs were converted into YF-84J prototypes with enlarged nose intakes and a deepened fuselages for the General Electric J73 engine. the YF-84J reached Mach 1.09 in level flight on 7 April 1954. The project was cancelled due to the excessive cost of converting existent F-84Fs
Forwarded from Captain Kabooms militaria
Lieutenant William B. Foster Jr of the 368th Fighter Squadron, 359th Fighter Group, US Air Force at his P51D-5-NT Mustang fighter (44-11222) ‘Jolie Hélène’ at East Wretham Air Force Base England.
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