Tis a sight to behold!
On this day in Air Force history --
1935: Will Rogers and Wiley Post die when their aircraft, a hybrid Lockheed Orion-Explorer, crashes on takeoff near Point Barrow, AK.
1944: Allied Air Forces fly 4,249 sorties in Mediterranean theater, land 9,000 airborne troops in Southern France.
1945: After 6 and 9 Aug bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, the Japanese government announces its intention to surrender unconditionally.
1958: Congress creates the FAA with broad responsibilities over airways and air traffic, including military airports, and missile or rocket sites.
1964: The President announces development of a counterinsurgency (COIN) airplane, which becomes the OV-10 Bronco.
1970: Thru 24 Aug 2 new HH-53 rescue helicopters make 9,000-mile flight from Eglin AFB to Da Nang, S. Vietnam: 1st transpacific helo flight.
2 Lancaster's in formation for the first time in 50 years.
More at: http://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-lincolnshire-28756779
...You don't see B52's climb out like this Jim
Thunderous Vulcan XH558 Display at RAF Waddington Airshow.
I got to crawl around inside a Vulcan in my earlier years. We used to party with the crew and ground crew while they were out on Midway Island.
Just to keep my Guinness drinking mate happy
You don't see B52's climb out like this Jim
OK, Name all the aircraft you see. (I got them all!) But them I am CK AKA Superman!
A typical day at the Tan Son Nhut Airport in Saigon (1968)
Don't make me come over there and thump you!
England.