Boasting a range of nearly 2000 nautical miles, the aircraft was unique, as no other reconnaissance platform could carry four different…
Military Aviation
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Canberra
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the RAF Canberra that attacked Egyptian Il-28 Beagles on Luxor airfield during the Suez Campaign
by Dario LeoneOn Nov. 3, 1956, at the height of Operation Musketeer, No 139 Sqn was tasked with marking Luxor airfield for the…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Rare footage shows the most impressive line-up of English Electric Canberra aircraft ever
by Dario LeoneThe video in this post is previously unseen RAF Museum Archive footage of different variants of the English Electric Canberra (with…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the Canberra P.12 all-weather fighter that never was
by Dario LeoneEnglish Electric designated the Canberra all-weather fighter P.12 and the project brochure stated that a fully equipped prototype could be ready…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
Black Buck 6 and ACME Missions: a quick look at British operations on Latin American soil during the Falklands War
by Dario LeoneThe spotlight was thrown on Chile’s cooperation with the UK when, on May 18, Westland Sea King ZA290 carrying an SAS…
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Cold War EraMilitary Aviation
The story of the RAF Canberra that nearly crashed during a mock dogfight with PAF F-104s
by Dario Leone“I decided to play a game and hard turned into the F-104s. Too late I remembered that the 100 series Avons…
