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[Semper Gumby]

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F-18C, refueling stop 2 weeks ago

 

 

 

Edited April 14, 2023 by Semper Gumby
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[Semper Gumby]

Today, 3 FA-18G 

 

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Air show from a couple of years ago

[Rudel_chw]

Hello,

 

I wasn't aware that the USA had built a copy of the german V1 before the end of the war in europe ... I found the video very interesting, so I'd like to share it here:

 

 

[Semper Gumby]

Here is a V1 at missile park at White Sands Test Range in New Mexico. They also had a V2 they used to develop the space program, but the building it was stored was not open. Seen some interesting things there.

 

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[Rudel_chw]

Nice video of the Gerald Ford (CVN-78) sailing through the Oslofjorden, near Oslo, Norway:

 

 

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[JoePineapples]

These are pictures that I took of the farewell tour the RAF did for the C-130 Hercules that is retiring at the end of the month. Taken at a place called Dunmail Raise in the Lake District.

[Yurgon]

A few impressions from "Tag der Bundeswehr 2023" (Day of the German Armed Forces 2023) that was celebrated at 10 locations across the country. I visited the International Helicopter Training Center in Bückeburg, where circa 100,000 people came to visit (edit: according to local news, there were "only" about 41,000 visitors).

One of the still almost factory fresh German Air Force C-130J-30 came to visit from its joint French-German base in Évreux, France, with roughly 1.5 hours of flight time according to the crew.

 

The GAF-colleagues from Wunstorf had a slightly shorter trip of maybe 5 or 10 minutes with their A400M.
"Air Defender 2023" is taking place in parallel, but this weekend they had a well deserved break after a week of intense flying.

 

The A400M had landed and then performed a spectacular short take-off, followed by a steep climbing turn with circa 60° angle of bank; afterwards it showed a splendid display of its maneuverability. You can even see a bit of a vortex forming over the right wing.

 

Of course the real stars of the show were the helis.

Air assault demo with NH-90; one on the ground, one demonstrating fast roping.

 

A CH-53 joins them to deliver a small tracked vehicle "Wiesel" (Weasel) to strengthen the ground forces.

 

Infil complete, the transports are leaving the area.

 

While the transports are leaving the AO, Tigers provide overwatch.

Edited June 19, 2023 by Yurgon
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