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Ian Black

@BlickyIan

globetrotter extraordinaire- my views - my images - my words! aviation guru photo guru ..my words do not represent any person or company dead or alive -

 Reigate Surrey
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Joined June 2014
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I'm at all loss why can the Frecci do it but the Reds can't ? instagram.com/reel/DfE_GbstC…
Aplace2land - Capenti Fabrizio & Tiziano aviation photos (@aplace2land) • Instagram reel

Aplace2land - Capenti Fabrizio & Tiziano aviation photos (@aplace2land) • Instagram reel

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“Why on earth did the Australian Army buy actual tanks? Why not just purchase tank simulators instead?” 😵‍💫
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Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air Defenses The Ethiopian leader says the multirole fighter jets arrived a year ahead of schedule, with four S-400 batteries also planned under the deal. twz.com/air/ethiopia-gets-12…
Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air Defenses

Ethiopia Gets 12 Russian Su-35 Fighters, Eyes S-400 Air Defenses

The Ethiopian leader says the multirole fighter jets arrived a year ahead of schedule, with four S-400 batteries also planned under the deal. The Ethiopian leader says the Russian jets arrived a year...

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The 1983 MOD assessment of likely UK targets for Soviet air attack in wartime by different aircraft types. An extensive network of radar, RN ships, Bloodhound & Rapier SAMS and RAF interceptors were expected to cause 20-50% losses - but only had 3 days supply of missiles.
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If Andy Burnman wanted to do something useful ... when businesses say it will take 7 working days to put the money in your bank ??? In 2026 give me a break - it's the digital age no ?
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In one of the bizarre deals of the century the RSAF - Saudi air force handed back 22 lightnings to British Aerospace as part of the Tornado ADV purchase - the aircraft were immaculate ( I've owned 2 🤭) but sadly no buyers were found. -only 1 has survived in what I call airworthy
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Who thought writing an article every two weeks was a good idea - follow us at callsign-collective.ghost.io… -@Budge135 this week I'll be looking at paint 🎨 and how the Lightning evolved ..... it's going to be interesting 🤔
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Thanks, Ian. Glad you liked it. Link here: twz.com/sea/britains-final-p…
Britain’s Final Plan To Kill Argentina’s Super Étendards Attack Jets

Britain’s Final Plan To Kill Argentina’s Super Étendards Attack Jets

Britain's last bid to destroy Argentina’s fleet threatening Exocet anti-ship missile-armed combat jets during the Falklands War. The last British bid to destroy Argentina’s Exocet-armed jets was...

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Ian Black (@BlickyIan) profile pictureIan Black@BlickyIanOct 27
During the Falklands war I was based in Germany and a long way from the South Atlantic - @thewarzonewire @Aviation_Intel has posted a really good article on the conflict and the thorny issue of taking out the Super Etendards ~ a very capable subsonic fighter
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During the Falklands war I was based in Germany and a long way from the South Atlantic - @thewarzonewire @Aviation_Intel has posted a really good article on the conflict and the thorny issue of taking out the Super Etendards ~ a very capable subsonic fighter
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They get a lot of flack but @British_Airways are really rather good
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‘That’s £190,000 per person…’ ‘We could buy them all a house!” @NickFerrariLBC runs the numbers on the government's pledge to end rough sleeping by Christmas.
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I thought the same thing - govts give out the figures but fail to do the maths - where does the money go ?
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Car crash interview. £874 million to get about 4,000 people off the street. That’s £190,000 each. Buy them a house. Instead it’s contracts, outreach teams and councils deciding where the cash goes. Rough sleeping rose under Burnham in Manchester. Now we’re nationalising the failure.
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Some great photos have been released of a SAAF Rooivalk at the Dragon Peaks Park camp in the Drakensberg, for the first time in quite a few years. The camp, in which crews train in high-altitude mountain conditions, featured 3 A109s, an Oryx & BK117 in addition to the Rooivalk.
Overhead shot of a Rooivalk flying in the Drakensberg mountain area as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

ALT Overhead shot of a Rooivalk flying in the Drakensberg mountain area as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

Side shot of a Rooivalk with external tanks flying in the Drakensberg mountain area as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

ALT Side shot of a Rooivalk with external tanks flying in the Drakensberg mountain area as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

A view of a Rooivalk flying in the Drakensberg mountain area, viewed through Gatberg/Injunja, aka ‘eye of the needle’, as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

ALT A view of a Rooivalk flying in the Drakensberg mountain area, viewed through Gatberg/Injunja, aka ‘eye of the needle’, as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

A Rooivalk flying at low level in the Drakensberg mountain area, as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

ALT A Rooivalk flying at low level in the Drakensberg mountain area, as part of the annual South African Air Force Dragon Peaks Park mountain deployment camp. Photo credit: Jarryd Sinovich

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Crikey…..that was a bit sporty
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Meanwhile at BHX Birmingham Airport 😬 Video: @AirportAction
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Another day another airline very impressed with Vueling ....
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For those of you who thought the visit from a Bedford Borough Council official to investigate our daughter Zoe’s (age 12) pretend teddy bear cafe was too ridiculous to be real, here is the arrival of official. This is totally legit. She really did show up at our property to investigate the illegal teddy bears having their coffee🧸🧸☕️☕️
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Low level air defence - highly dangerous sport - or in modern speak high octane high adrenaline- we had pretty strict rules about bank angles and nose below the horizon - never really scared myself at low altitude I think the adrenaline kept me safe
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I'd been trying for a while to get a photo of the European F-16s at the time - just Belgium / Holland / Denmark and Norway but the Norwegian F-16 went tech ... close but no cigar
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I probably know more about this particular aircraft than I should - the first British aircraft to exceed Mach 2.0 it's a rare breed - missile with a man in it
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Doing some research on the Ten Ton club - my father on the right no hat on - with the last Lightning to fly XS452
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