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Chris Bolton

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Old aviator.

A real winning combo in 1982….

CcibChris's tweet image. A real winning combo in 1982….

A rare image that shows a Convair B-58 Hustler dropping its underfuselage fuel and bomb container during a flight test. Date unknown.

CcibChris's tweet image. A rare image that shows a Convair B-58 Hustler dropping its underfuselage fuel and bomb container during a flight test.                            Date unknown.

26 Nov 1951 – First flight of Gloster Javelin prototype WD804 operated by Royal Air Force from mid-1950s until late 1960s and was final aircraft design to bear Gloster name. The total production Javelin was around 433 to 436 aircraft, depending on source — including prototypes

CcibChris's tweet image. 26 Nov 1951 – First flight of Gloster Javelin prototype WD804
operated by Royal Air Force from mid-1950s until late 1960s and was final aircraft design to bear Gloster name. The total production Javelin was around 433 to 436 aircraft, depending on source — including prototypes

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Flown by Hawker test pilot Bill Humble, grandfather of TV presenter Kate Humble👍

SimonHewitt13's tweet image. Flown by Hawker test pilot Bill Humble, grandfather of TV presenter Kate Humble👍

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The older I get, the more I am amazed by animals. What a beautiful creature 😍


F/A-18F Super Hornet “Gladiators” . Looks like a late “wave off” to me. Certainly very high over the wires. photo credit MCSN Christopher D. Gaines

CcibChris's tweet image. F/A-18F Super Hornet “Gladiators” .
Looks like a late “wave off” to me. Certainly very high over the wires.
   photo credit MCSN Christopher D. Gaines

RF-101 was the unarmed photo-reconnaissance variant of McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, used extensively by USAF during Cold War and early Vietnam War. It was fast, sleek, and one of first aircraft capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.

CcibChris's tweet image. RF-101 was the unarmed photo-reconnaissance variant of McDonnell F-101 Voodoo, used extensively by USAF during Cold War and early Vietnam War. It was fast, sleek, and one of first aircraft capable of sustained supersonic speed in level flight.

Russian bases…

CcibChris's tweet image. Russian bases…

Spectator sport! It was fun.

CcibChris's tweet image. Spectator sport! It was fun.

Harrier GR3’s About 101 Harrier GR-3 aircraft were built (including conversions). More precisely: 40 were new-build GR.3s, and about 61 earlier GR.1 / GR.1A airframes were converted to GR.3 standard.

CcibChris's tweet image. Harrier GR3’s 
About 101 Harrier GR-3 aircraft were built (including conversions). More precisely: 40 were new-build GR.3s, and about 61 earlier GR.1 / GR.1A airframes were converted to GR.3 standard.

US Navy World famous Tophatters and the USS John F Kennedy (CV67) two legends. credit F4 site

CcibChris's tweet image. US Navy World famous Tophatters and the USS John F Kennedy (CV67) two legends.
  credit F4 site

Not sure how accurate this is…

CcibChris's tweet image. Not sure how accurate this is…

Inside the office…

CcibChris's tweet image. Inside the office…

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She gave her cub to the rangers 😭😭, mother's love heightest by far ❤


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🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 The US Has Assembled A Strike Force Around Venezuela That Resembles The Opening Phase Of A Full Scale Intervention The US has quietly assembled one of its most powerful regional force groupings in years around the Caribbean basin, all positioned within striking distance…

Defence_Index's tweet image. 🚨🇺🇸🇻🇪 The US Has Assembled A Strike Force Around Venezuela That Resembles The Opening Phase Of A Full Scale Intervention

The US has quietly assembled one of its most powerful regional force groupings in years around the Caribbean basin, all positioned within striking distance…

By 1952–53 RAF feared that Soviet radar and SAMs would make high-altitude bombing dangerous. Vickers proposed Valiant B.2, heavily strengthened for low-altitude, high-speed penetration, long before RAF formally adopted low-level tactics. Project cancelled

CcibChris's tweet image. By 1952–53 RAF feared that Soviet radar and SAMs would make high-altitude bombing dangerous. Vickers proposed Valiant B.2, heavily strengthened for low-altitude, high-speed penetration, long before RAF formally adopted low-level tactics.
Project cancelled

Vought RF-8 Crusader (originally F8U) a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based aircraft served with USN/USMC until 1976 as fighter and up until 1987 in photo recce RF-8 model in US Naval Reserve. RF-8 perhaps most famous for taking low level imagery during Cuban Missile Crisis

CcibChris's tweet image. Vought RF-8 Crusader (originally F8U) a single-engine, supersonic, carrier-based aircraft served with USN/USMC until 1976 as fighter and up until 1987 in photo recce RF-8 model in US Naval Reserve. 
RF-8 perhaps most famous for taking low level imagery during Cuban Missile Crisis

Argentina Operated A-4P (A-4B), A-4C, A-4Q, and modern A-4AR Fightinghawk. Saw major action in the 1982 Falklands War.

CcibChris's tweet image. Argentina Operated A-4P (A-4B), A-4C, A-4Q, and modern A-4AR Fightinghawk.
Saw major action in the 1982 Falklands War.

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Rafale flexing their muscles


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