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F6F-3 Hellcat 40467 G-BTCC | The Fighter Collection by stu norris Via Flickr: Seen at Flying Legends 2008. The Hellcat wears the markings of Lt Alex Vraciu a United States Navy ace who achieved 9 of his 19 kills in this aircraft. The aircraft has since been sold by the TFC and is now owned by Rod Lewis.

These two images have floated around the internet for a while and were originally taken on 2nd October 64. The Pilot provided the following explanation of the event: . “The pictures are original and not 'touched up'. The 'Pongos' (Army types) were on a route march from Langebaan by the sea to Saldanha. The previous night in the pub one of them had said: "You think you can fly low, but you will never make me hit the deck". Hullo!!! I went to look for them on the beach in the morning and was alone for the one picture. I was pulling up to avoid them. In the afternoon I had a formation with me and you can see the other aircraft behind me. A friend (one of the pongos) took the pics. The guy that said "You think you can fly low," said afterwards that he was saying to himself as I approached: "I wont go down, I wont go down" and when I had passed he found himself flat on the ground. Memories from the past.” . The pilot in question went on to amas over 23,000 hours flying everything up to a B747-400 and becoming Chief Pilot of a South African Airline and still actively flies a B737-800. . 🌎 www.iloveahangar.com . #aircraft #airforce #airplane #airshow #avgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #aviationphotos #avnerd #fighterpilot #flyinglegends #instaaviation #military #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography #warbirds #oldairplanes #pilot #plane #planepics #usaaf #usaf #ww2aircraft https://www.instagram.com/p/CVAh0zbhU22/?utm_medium=tumblr

B-17G Flying Fortress "Liberty Belle" by stu norris Via Flickr: The star of Flying Legends 2008.

This photo of a RAAF 2SQN Canberra Bomber conducting a low pass at around 25ft is often noted as being taken in Vietnam (and also as being a USAF B-57). However, the photo was taken whist RAAF 2SQN was conducting survey operations from Biak in the early 1970s.  Zooming in on current day Frans Kaisiepo International Airport (aka Biak Airfield) you can still see the taxiway the aircraft flew above and the hangars to the right of shot. Now for the big questions - Is the guy in the middle holding a camera or blocking his ears? 🤳or 🙉 😂 . 🌎 www.iloveahangar.com . 📷 Please DM for credit. #aircraft #airforce #airplane #airshow #avgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #aviationphotos #avnerd #fighterpilot #flyinglegends #instaaviation #military #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography #mustang #oldairplanes #pilot #plane #planepics #usaaf #usaf #raaf #b57 #canberrabomber #flyby https://www.instagram.com/p/CTZo5DYh2vH/?utm_medium=tumblr

Frist flown on Feb 4th, 1946 the XF-12 Rainbow was a four engine, all metal reconnaissance aircraft manufactured by Republic Aviation. It was referred to an aircraft was "flying on all fours" meaning: four engines, 400 mph cruise, 4,000 mile range, at 40,000 feet. 🛩 Two prototypes were built with the second crashing on November 7th 1948. Whilst returning to Eglin Air Force Base from a test flight the number 2 (port inner) engine exploded. The pilot was unable to maintain control due to violent buffeting, and he ordered the crew to bail out. Five of the seven crew escaped safely, including the pilot. The aircraft impacted two miles south of the base in the Choctawhatchee Bay. In June 1952, the remaining prototype was retired, stricken from the USAF inventory and ended up as a target on the Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland 😔. Republic had also intended to build an airline version of the aircraft to be known as the RC-2 (first pic). This would have been one sleek looking airline for its time! 🌎 www.iloveahangar.com 📦 Free shipping on shoes! #aircraft #airforce #airplane #airshow #avgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #aviationphotos #avnerd #testpilot #fighterpilot #flight #flying #flyinglegends #instaaviation #military #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography #bomberpilot #oldairplanes #pilot #plane #planepics #usaaf #usaf #usairforce https://www.instagram.com/p/CUU6IZqBTvS/?utm_medium=tumblr

Just a stunning image of an F-100 Super Sabre during a RATO launch. You can almost feel the power 🤙😎 . 🌎 www.iloveahangar.com . #aircraft #airforce #airplane #airshow #avgeek #aviation #aviationdaily #aviationgeek #aviationhistory #aviationlovers #aviationphotography #aviationphotos #avnerd #supersabre #fighterpilot #flight #flying #flyinglegends #instaaviation #military #militaryaviation #militaryaviationphotography #mustang #oldairplanes #pilot #plane #planepics #usaaf #usaf #usairforce https://www.instagram.com/p/CG1BVkbBmY7/?igshid=1qtr6lq5igqlf

A fantastic weekend at the #FlyingLegends air show @ @imperialwarmuseums Duxford. Great to meet so many of you and chat about #PenAndSwordAviation and #AirWorld books, goody bags, aircraft, scale modelling and all else! ✈️📚🛍📷😁 - #ImperialWarMuseumDuxford #DuxfordAirShow #DuxfordFlyingLegends #ImperialWarMuseum #AirShow #SummerAirShow #RedArrows #RoyalAirForce #RAF #PenAndSword #PenAndSwordBooks #Aviation #Publishing #GoodyBag #Bookstagram #BooksToRead (at Imperial War Museum Duxford) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz5mOaOhDTt/?igshid=1j4r6nheje3ab

Enjoying the sights @ #FlyingLegends #Duxford in between chatting to you lovely lot about #AirWorld and #Aviation books! 😍✈️📷 - #DuxfordFlyingLegends #AirShowPhotography #ImperialWarMuseumDuxford #AirShowPerks #PenAndSwordBooks #PenAndSword #WorkingWeekend #AviationBooks #PublishingLife (at Imperial War Museum Duxford) https://www.instagram.com/p/Bz272f_B8NF/?igshid=seofi7yldd48