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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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When the last Javelin retired, God cast out the T-tail from the kingdom of fighter heaven and condemned it to eternal damnation on tactical and regional transports
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(If anyone replies with F-104, please can you save me time by pasting: The Lockheed F-104 Starfighter doesn't count as a T-tail because its horizontal stabilator is mounted partway up the vertical fin, rather than at the very top. Thanks.)
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"A Dambusters/Finding Nemo prequel mashup. When the Möhne Dam was breached, a torrent of water rushed through the valley. For European brown trout Waltraud & Dieter, the flood changed everything. For the first time in years, the barrier that had separated them was gone."
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The Soviets received 23 Hampden bombers in September 1942, following a dangerous flight from Britain to northern Russia. They were used as torpedo bombers in the Arctic until late 1943. They achieved some successes, but at a high cost. 12 of the Hampdens were lost in combat.
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Most interesting story of how storage won the Second World War?
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@almurray @James1940
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🇬🇧 In 1936, the RAF had just 8,000 tonnes of aviation fuel in reserve — around 10 days of wartime supply, or just 1 day at peak consumption. (Source: researchgate.net/publication…) Photo: airwolfhound
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Sorry only 19 more people can subscribe to the blog today. Here’s the link hushkit.substack.com
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Hold up! Maybe I should do this for real online - let me know if you’re serving (or former) pilot of one of these services and want to take part
Hush-Kit Aviation News, History & Satire@Hush_Kit5h
In a general knowledge quiz, pilots of which service would win?
60%RAF
19%USAF
3%USMC
19%US Navy
378 votes • 18 hours
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In a general knowledge quiz, pilots of which service would win?
60%RAF
19%USAF
3%USMC
19%US Navy
378 votes • 18 hours
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‘Le TSR.2’? ‘Le Vigilante’? The proposed French Mirage VI of 1963 would have been gorgeous!
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Mistletoe & wine your body gyal
Cliff Richard News@SirCliffNewsOct 19
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…

Sir Cliff Richard, 86, aiming for fourth Christmas No1 with surprise REGGAE version of The Lord is...

SIR Cliff Richard is aiming for his fifth Christmas No1 with a reggae version of The Lord Is My Shepherd. He has teamed up with Chris Eaton, who wrote his 1990 chart-topper Saviour’s Day, for the t…

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Hush-Kit Aviation News, History & Satire@Hush_KitOct 21
Lavochkin deputy Semyon Alekseyev proposed this impressive fighter in 1944. It was never built.
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Lavochkin deputy Semyon Alekseyev proposed this impressive fighter in 1944. It was never built.
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Hush-Kit Aviation News, History & Satire@Hush_KitJan 9
Is the world ready for the Combat Optica?
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TV show idea: Celeste Dring plays Nigel Tufnell’s daughter, and she’s a…I dunno…a detective or something
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Night all
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Hush-Kit Aviation News, History & Satire@Hush_KitOct 20
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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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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