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Royal Navy Aircraft carrier breaks down again.
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TheGreenAnger » Mon Aug 29, 2022 6:15 am
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HMS Prince of Wales breaks down day after leaving Portsmouth.
UK’s biggest warship suffers propeller shaft damage off south coast after setting sail...
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You pays your money and takes your chances I guess. /:)
Maybe they will learn more deck operating techniques if they ever get up to full strength...
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Last post by FD2
Sun Oct 01, 2023 8:57 pm
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South African Submariners washed off deck of submarine.
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OneHungLow » Wed Sep 20, 2023 9:34 pm
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Huge seas have been pummeling the Cape Coast for the last 4 days.
Three SA Navy personnel died on Wednesday after a huge wave hit a submarine in...
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Hundreds of mourners gathered at the St John The Evangelist Catholic Church in Fish Hoek, Cape Town, on Saturday to bid a final farewell to the...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Sun Oct 01, 2023 12:57 pm
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F-35 only 50% availability.
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OneHungLow » Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:07 am
A highly critical US government report has revealed that almost half of the nation’s fifth-generation Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II stealth jets...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:07 am
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Tricci Frecolore ejection
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Boac » Sat Sep 16, 2023 4:50 pm
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A little late, but should be OK.
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The aircraft hit the family's car...
The engine flameout may have been due to a bird strike apparently...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Sat Sep 16, 2023 8:06 pm
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Last post by FD2
Thu Sep 14, 2023 8:15 pm
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Aircraft drone makes history landing on Royal Navy carrier at sea
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CharlieOneSix » Mon Sep 11, 2023 3:59 pm
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A pilotless plane has flown on and off a Royal Navy aircraft carrier for the first time.
The W Autonomous Systems (WAS) drone flew from the Lizard...
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Boac - I think you have misunderstood what sea trials and work up periods are about. Aircraft come and go and I dare say PoW has had a few aircraft...
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Thu Sep 14, 2023 7:21 pm
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Last post by OneHungLow
Wed Sep 13, 2023 2:27 pm
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The Grant Shapps thread
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Boac » Wed Sep 06, 2023 4:35 pm
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I'm sure we are going to need a dedicated one for this idiot. The RN must be absolutely delighted with this LBC chat
....or maybe there is a new...
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Would he get a separate sentence for each personality?
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Last post by Woody
Fri Sep 08, 2023 3:39 pm
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F35 Accident thread
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Boac » Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:35 am
To my amazement, an F-35(A) was lost at Hill AFB in the states in October 2022 due to wake turbulence 'confusing the flight control system'. Yes, the...
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Last post by Boac
Fri Sep 08, 2023 10:35 am
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Civilian Photographer's U2 Photos
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PHXPhlyer » Wed Sep 06, 2023 5:19 pm
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Arizona photographer gets photo of a lifetime during spy plane flight from miles up in the sky
An Arizona photographer is one of a handful of people...
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It looks like the U2 might finally be drawing to the end of its active life.
The U.S. Air Force may be ditching its aging U-2 spy plane in...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Thu Sep 07, 2023 5:59 pm
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New Channel 4 documentary Top Guns: Inside the RAF
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CharlieOneSix » Fri Aug 18, 2023 10:01 pm
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A six part series takes viewers behind-the-wire at RAF Lossiemouth. It follows Team Lossie personnel as they deploy to Estonia on Operation Azotize...
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This video contains content from Channel 4, who has blocked it in your country (UK) on copyright grounds.
I got it on You tube yesterday but can't...
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Last post by Ex-Ascot
Thu Aug 31, 2023 6:29 am
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V22 Osprey down Tiwi Islands??
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EA01 » Sun Aug 27, 2023 3:55 am
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I was only watching one perform at the Pacific Airshow 2 weeks ago, wonder if it is the same onoe?, how many Osprey's would the US have in Aust. at...
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Surely it is not surprising that an aircraft that uses a relatively new technology to operate would suffer a higher accident rate than other...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Tue Aug 29, 2023 6:20 am
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The RAF's armourers
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ricardian » Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:47 pm
This book may interest those with an interest in RAF armourers. More RAF-related books on the same website
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Last post by ricardian
Thu Aug 24, 2023 1:47 pm
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Nuclear Test Medal.
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Alisoncc » Sun Jul 30, 2023 1:52 am
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Came across interesting article the other day re: UK Govt issuing commemorative medal to those involved in the testing of the UK's nuclear device....
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Trying to find an article I read a couple of years back, no joy, but I found this:
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Last post by Pontius Navigator
Sun Jul 30, 2023 12:39 pm
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RAF AVO (Aviation Officer)?
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ricardian » Thu Jul 13, 2023 8:19 pm
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Have just chatted with a chap who joined the RAF in 1970, left in 1998 to become an AVO and retired in 2012. I asked what was an AVO? To which he...
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Is resistance futile?
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Last post by Boac
Fri Jul 14, 2023 8:40 pm
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RAF Air Shows
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CharlieOneSix » Thu Jun 29, 2023 9:06 pm
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Just read the leader in my copy of FlyPast where it bemoans the fact that Cosford is the sole survivor of air shows organised by the RAF in the UK....
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I think another great feature in those days was showing people the cockpit, and letting them sit in.
I used to spend half the day doing that.
People...
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Sat Jul 01, 2023 12:32 pm
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Recruitment - more insanity!
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ricardian » Thu Jun 29, 2023 8:22 pm
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The Royal Air Force unlawfully discriminated against white men in a recruitment drive aimed at boosting diversity, an official inquiry has found...
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And more besides from Aunty Beeb;
When I left the mob I was convinced that the RAF was suffering from some form of cancer which was already at...
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Last post by barkingmad
Thu Jun 29, 2023 10:00 pm
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Photoshop re-writes history!
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Boac » Mon Jun 12, 2023 8:07 am
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A very good friend has sent this to me, and I shamelessly borrow it :))
Tractor.jpeg
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I like it!! :-bd
Best thing that could ever happen to a `Fergie.` :D Had to drive one when I was picking Oranges for a friend, and it was a heap of...
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Last post by Pinky the pilot
Thu Jun 15, 2023 5:43 am
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Recruitment - insanity!
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ricardian » Wed May 31, 2023 3:32 pm
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White men seeking to join the Royal Air Force were described as useless white male pilots in leaked emails that expose the pressure placed on...
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I recall hearing another Black pilot, being dined in to his new squadron, saying in his short speech (to general hilarity).
It's good to be back....
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Last post by Fox3WheresMyBanana
Thu Jun 08, 2023 5:28 pm
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Navy F-5 Down Off of Key West
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PHXPhlyer » Wed May 31, 2023 9:17 pm
A Navy pilot was rescued from the waters off Florida after ejecting from an F-5 aircraft
A Navy pilot was rescued from the water by helicopter...
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Wed May 31, 2023 9:17 pm
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Hey, gringo, watch this for a manoeuvre!!!
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Boac » Sat May 20, 2023 3:09 pm
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An unrepeatable demo for Spanish military families by an F-18 at the Zaragoza airbase - and now for something very difficult....
Pilot ejected...
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From the pilot....
Use auto-translate in the settings with CC on.
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Last post by PHXPhlyer
Tue May 30, 2023 8:07 pm
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Seabed Warfare Part 1
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TheGreenAnger » Wed Oct 05, 2022 2:16 pm
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The recent attacks against the Nordstream pipelines in the Baltic Sea have, once again, focused NATO on the strategic vulnerability of its members...
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Yet another theory surfaces long after the gas bubbles have dispersed;
We will soon run out of countries whom we can blame, but at least the...
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Mon May 29, 2023 7:02 am
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Mon May 15, 2023 4:20 pm
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C130 to be binned in 6 weeks time.
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Ex-Ascot » Thu May 11, 2023 10:38 am
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This is crazy.
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On an aviation enthusiast's website recently, I saw several photos of A400Ms (or Atlas if you prefer), sitting engineless at Brize. I gather there is...
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Last post by tango15
Thu May 11, 2023 3:52 pm
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China launches third aircraft carrier
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PHXPhlyer » Fri Jun 17, 2022 5:48 pm
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China launches third, most advanced aircraft carrier named ‘Fujian’
China on Friday launched its third and most advanced aircraft carrier from...
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If this is the future of the US Navy, then Chinaaah might as well stop wasting their money on flat top ships and divert the dosh into accelerating...
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Last post by OneHungLow
Wed May 03, 2023 5:39 pm
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