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Target Port Stanley: the Compelling Story of Black Buck 1 Mission, the first RAF Vulcan Raid during the Falklands War – The Aviation Geek Club

The idea was simple: to destroy the runway at Port Stanley, and prevent Argentinian fast jets using it against the Royal Navy task force. Advertise The RAF’s opening shots of the Falklands War were among the most remarkable airstrikes in history. The idea was simple: to destroy the runway at Port Stanley, and prevent Argentinian …

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Royal Navy Considering Adding Catapults, Arresting Gear to Queen Elizabeth-class Aircraft Carriers to operate F/A-18E/F, F-35C, Rafale and high performance uncrewed strike and support systems – The Aviation Geek Club

The Queen Elizabeth-class aircraft carriers would move from STOVL to STOL then to STOBAR and then to CATOBAR. The Royal Navy would like to retrofit arrestor gear and assisted launch equipment as part of a broader Future Maritime Aviation Force (FMAF) vision, Colonel Phil Kelly, Head of Carrier Strike and Maritime Aviation within the Royal …

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Screenshots of Surveillance footage from US Navy P-8A Poseidon show Iranian fast-attack craft harassing merchant vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz – The Aviation Geek Club

The civilian crew reported three fast-attack craft with armed personnel approached and followed the merchant vessel at close distance. The US Navy and Royal Navy forces responded to a distress call from a merchant vessel transiting the Strait of Hormuz, on Jun. 4, 2023 as Iranian fast-attack boats harassed the commercial ship. According to a …

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Here are some cool night photos of the venerable Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft – The Aviation Geek Club

The cool photos in this post were taken at the former RAF Kemble base (now known as the Cotswold airport) and feature two Blackburn Buccaneer strike aircraft (XW544 and XX894). The cool photos in this post were recently taken by our friend Andrew Timmerman from Finn Aviation Photography at the former Royal Air Force (RAF) …

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5 Aircraft Carriers to Operate Together in Europe for NATO Exercise: USS George H.W. Bush and USS Gerald R. Ford will exercise with HMS Queen Elizabeth, ITS Cavour and Charles de Gaulle – The Aviation Geek Club

US Navy aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush and USS Gerald R. Ford will exercise with carriers from France, Italy and the UK as part of a joint operation across Europe meant to show NATO interoperability. US Navy aircraft carriers USS George H.W. Bush (CVN-77) and USS Gerald R. Ford (CVN-78) will exercise with aircraft …

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During recent sinking exercise USS Boone frigate was hit by 2 SM-6 missiles, 3 Harpoon missiles, 4 Paveway IV PGMs, 2 Martlet missiles and 2 JDAMs. She had to be scuttled with sub-launched munition and Explosive Ordnance Disposal live charges. – The Aviation Geek Club

The recently concluded sinking exercise (SINKEX) called Atlantic Thunder 22 allowed Combat Air Crew Six (CAC-6) from VP-9 to execute a coordinated time-on-target using Harpoon anti-ship missiles with the Royal Navy’s HMS Westminster. The recently concluded sinking exercise (SINKEX) called Atlantic Thunder 22 allowed Combat Air Crew Six (CAC-6) from VP-9 to execute a coordinated …

During recent sinking exercise USS Boone frigate was hit by 2 SM-6 missiles, 3 Harpoon missiles, 4 Paveway IV PGMs, 2 Martlet missiles and 2 JDAMs. She had to be scuttled with sub-launched munition and Explosive Ordnance Disposal live charges. – The Aviation Geek Club Read More »

Interesting video features Royal Netherlands Navy NH90 and Royal Navy AW101 Merlin helicopters in the Mach Loop – The Aviation Geek Club

‘It’s been a long time since I last captured an AW101 Merlin in the Loop and to cap it off a Royal Netherlands Navy NH90 dropped by to say hello,’ Dafydd Phillips. Filmed by our friend Dafydd Phillips, the cool video in this post features Royal Netherlands Navy NH90 and Royal Navy AW101 Merlin helicopters …

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The sinking of HMS Hermes, the First Ship Designed as an Aircraft Carrier – The Aviation Geek Club

‘At this stage Hermes had a very heavy list to port and it was obvious that she was about to sink. As the sea was now only feet below our gun deck I gave the order “over the side lads, every man for himself, good luck to you all,”’ Sam Curtis, Royal Navy. The life …

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The story of the Fleet Air Arm F4Fs that overwhelmed Luftwaffe Bf-109Gs and why the little Wildcat could be more than a match for the legendary Messerschmitt Bf 109 – The Aviation Geek Club

Aviation History / Military Aviation / U.S. Navy The Dogfight that led to the birth of the “Thach Weave” maneuver, the defensive counter employed during WWII by all US Navy and USMC fighter pilots when dealing with the Zero´s superior maneuverability Source link

The story behind the photo of a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter towing USS Austin amphibious transport ship – The Aviation Geek Club

The photo in this post features a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter acting as a tug for USS Austin LPD-4 in Long Island Sound. Taken in January 1968 the impressive photo in this post features a CH-53 heavy-lift helicopter acting as a tug for USS Austin LPD-4 in Long Island Sound. According to a post appeared on …

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