#Military display

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Display at the Yorkshire Air Museum of a tail gunner in an RAF Avro Lancaster Bomber during WW2

[stil-lindigo]

Biden Wants Arms Deals With Israel to Be Done in Complete Secrecy

The US government is unequivocally one of the most evil institutions in the world.

[royaltea000]

He’s like the worlds shittiest Madonna to me

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F16 BELGIUM SOLO DISPLAY @lomcovakaviation

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Moggy by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: The RAF display Typhoon lights the afterburners as it blasts skywards to end its routine at the 2024 Bournemouth Air Festival. The aircraft wears special markings to commemorate the 80th anniversary of D-Day. Aircraft: Royal Air Force Eurofighter Typhoon FGR.4 ZJ913. Location: SS Shieldhall, Bournemouth Bay, Dorset.

[sgtgrunt0331-3]

The D-Day display at the National Museum of the United States Army, shows an American G.I. resting his arm on the side of a Higgins boat as the rest of his platoon climb down a cargo net. The Higgins boat in this display actually landed at Utah beach on June 6, 1944.

Today, June 6, 2024, marks the 80th anniversary of Operation Overlord. The so called, "Longest Day" when the Allies landed on the beaches of Normandy and began the liberation of France.

[blue-and-gilt]

Photos of the sword display I had at last weekends excellent Auckland Blade and Knife show.

Was great to see meet with New Zealand's very talented knife makers showing off their work. Truly inspiring works of art.

For my display I opted to have a selection from the collection that covered a broad range instead of focusing on the one topic.

It was also my first use of the new boards I made after the last show. These are on their own stands giving me more table space.

Despite being a bit rough about the edges (remember folks, measure twice, cut once 🤣) they worked well. The next challenge is to improve on how the swords are mounted. Cable ties work great, but they're fiddly to pass through the cloth backing while trying to hold up a sword at the same time.

My thanks to The Auckland Blade Show for organising such a great event and for allowing me to participate. Shows like these are key to showing people just what is available and possible.

[ghostwarriorrrr]

1944 Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain on display at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Pennsylvania

[queen-of-bad-opsec]

shoutout to cyberpunk 2077 for discouraging me from wanting to become a fighter pilot

i remember going to some air show, and being just so completely enamoured with the fighters. just. wanting that. flying through the skies at entirely zoo high velocities. surrounded by amazing technology. so what if i'd have to kill ppl? might get killed myself?

"They didn't even have to recruit 'em - they just.. showed them the tech."

i'm having a hard time finding an exact source for that quote, and thus a hard time verifying its accuracy - but something along those lines was saved. and fuck, if that didnt resonate with me then...

not gonna bother doing some in-depth analysis for how that quote fits in today's world or whatever, i suck at that shit. but i feel like it is a sentiment worth spreading. to try n avoid being dazzled by the tech. or noticing when you are, and thinking critically about it.

went to the same airshow a year later, with a new, much more critical view of things. was as cool as ever, except i was a lil less enamoured with the idea of actually using the tech this time 'round. saw an f35, so that was cool.

[a-little-beastie-most-foul]

“It just makes you proud to be british, doesn’t it” says my mother as we watch the most totalitarian looking demonstration on tv as a man in a fancy hat rides in a golden carriage over potholes filled with sand that the council cant afford to repair

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1944 Douglas R4D-6 Skytrain on display at the Mid-Atlantic Air Museum, Pennsylvania

[hapalopus]

The fucking tin soldiers are here

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F.16 falcon danish display

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Pair of P-51s by Treflyn Lloyd-Roberts Via Flickr: Two Mustangs perform a formation pass during their display over Sywell as part of the 2024 Air Show. Aircraft: Commonwealth CA-18 Mustang G-JERK painted as 44-14152/QI-T "Jersey Jerk" and Flying Bulls' North American Aviation P-51D Mustang OE-EFB 44-74427/G4-C "Nooky Booky IV". Location: Sywell Aerodrome (ORM/EGBK), Northamptonshire, UK.