That was Stehle's 26th kill
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So yeah only aces
Including the ace of aces
Makes sense tho
By that point of the war if you sucked you had no chance in the Luftwaffe
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Tehy really were the top pilots
Given not the best planes either
and tehy still were terrors of teh sky
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The 190A series were getting old but definetly still a threat
The 262 was almost invulnerable apart from during take off and landing
The Bf-109G-10 (what Hartmann was flying) and K-4 were as fast if not fastest than most allied fighters
Problem is when you are outnumbered by like 30:1 there is not much you can do
The problem with the Luftwaffe in the late war was pilot shortages
And aircraft serviceability
They actually had lots of aircraft
Most of them were just not in a flyable state however
And also fuel shortages
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why are the "areas of german control" in blue?
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Why not?
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I would've thought they would be red because evil
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When talking tactically, good and evil mean nothing
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And if we're talking "evil" then the allies' hands aren't much cleaner
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But so were the soviets
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true
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There was no "good" side, just lesser bad ones
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Them invading the neutral Iran, giving famine to India, invading Africa
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Also it's just a colour you can swap it for whatever
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if the Axis won, history would recall them as the good guys
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In older Il-2 games the germans always have blue names and allies red
Even tho it's a russian game
It's just a colour
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true
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indeed
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if the Axis won, history would recall them as the good guys
I mean, it's a simple principle of war
The winners write history
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indeed it is
if the axis won, they'd expose the crimes of the allies left and right and make their own disappear like how the allies did
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I used to consider it a thing of pride that we lived in a country that fought Nazi Germany
But it turns out America didn't enter the war to save the Jews, they did it because some country ruled by non-white people bombed a base they built on an island that didn't belong to them
And they treated the German prisoners better than they did the Jews they rescued
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America entered the war because their navy got bombed by Japan
then Hitler declared war on them
before that they were sending supplies via sea to the UK
nothing had to do with antisemitism
it was a widespread phenomenon
that and the Germans did their best to keep their treatment of jews a secret
many german citizens learnt of the camps after the war when the americans forced them to see them
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America entered the war because their navy got bombed by Japan
esssentially yeah
it is a lie of deception
a war is a war
it needs to happen someetimes
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I was going to say "it's scary to think what our perspective of World War II would be if the Nazis won" but in reality, it wouldn't be much different
American education didn't have to hide America's crimes in the war, they just kept the focus on the Nazis because foreigners
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if the nazis won we would be speaking german and talking about the glorious holy war
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although it is stupid how there are still holocaust deniers
As history gets further away, though, it'll be much easier for deniers because there will eventually be no living witnesses left
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that and people just don't care anymore
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Siiiick
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8th May 1945: last day of WW2 in Europe as the German surrender would come into effect at 2301hrs
3 German pilots scored a victory on that day, as said above
including Major Erich Hartmann, the Ace of Aces
He shot down a Yak-9, bringing his total Kill Score to 352
His aircraft were easily remarked by their black tulip design on the aircraft's cowling
He adopted it sometimes in 1944
Although in practice he rarely flew his personal aicraft, as Soviet pilots recognized it and feared him, instead letting lesser experienced pilots fly them so they would have less chances of getting shot at
He used whatever aircraft were available to remain incognito
His favored tactic for attacking Soviet aircraft involved the element of surprised
He never engaged in dogfights
Instead, he would dive down on aircraft whose pilots had no idea he was there, get to within a few dozen meters from them, as close as possible, on their 6 o'clock, before shooting them down and disengaging
When the Luftwaffe was reinstated after the war, he was recalled into service and flew the Candair Sabre, allegedly his favourite aircraft, which adorned his black tulip design
He was eventually forced to retire in 1970 after opposing the acquisition of Starfighters
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In 2016, Eurofighter Typhoon's of Jagdgeschwader 71, his former unit, were (or at least one of them) painted in his black tulip scheme
He died in 1993 aged 71
He also survived Soviet captivity as he surrendered to the Western allies in May 1945 but he was given back to the soviets, returning to Germany years later
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He was eventually forced to retire in 1970 after opposing the acquisition of Sta...
Whar a brilliant story
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In 2016, Eurofighter Typhoon's of Jagdgeschwader 71, his former unit, were (or a...
Good way to honor his memory
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Mitsubishi A7M2 prototype in a hangar, in 1945. It was meant to be the Zero's successor, however it never reached mass production due to slow development and Japan getting fucked
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Bf-109Ga-6, Royal Romanian Air Force, 1944-45
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Yes
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I thought the logo was mercedes for a sec..
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nah
if we count the Benz part
Daimler-Benz made the engines in the Bf-109's
BMW made engines for the Fw-190, He-162
BMW's logo is a propeller against the sky
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End of an era: Romania will retire all MiG-21 LanceR aircraft on May 15th
The MiG-21 has been in Romanian service for 61 years
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Damn..
I'll be sad to see them go
But they do need their rest after having flown and gotten changed so often
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Yeah
Pains me that i'll never get to see one fly in person
But it is indeed time for them to go
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Maybe you will get to fly one
As planes get older, the easier they become for casual pilots to get a chance to fly
I mean some folks have gotten chances to fly MiG-15s and Sabres
The Fishbed will most likely join the same fate
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Yeah i doubt i'll become a pilot lmao
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18th August 1945: the last, or close to the last aerial fight of WW2 took place.
Japan surrendered on the 15th of August, although the documents would be officially signed on 2nd September.
2 USAAF B-32 Dominators were flying a reconnaissance mission over Tokyo, to make sure the Japanese were complying with the terms and to scout for entry points for the occupation forces. However, either because, as Japanese ace Saburo Sakai claimed, they thought they were being attacked, or as Komachi later claimed, that they could not bear to witness American aircraft flying with impunity over the ruins of Tokyo, Japanese fighters scrambled. One of the Dominators, Hobo Queen II, flying at 6100m, was only lightly damaged. The second one however, flying at around 3000m, was heavily damaged, with multiple crew members wounded, one fatally. The plane still managed to make it back to it's base; no Japanese aircraft were lost either. The next day, the Japanese were forced to remove all propellors from their aircraft
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Yeah i doubt i'll become a pilot lmao
Same frankly..
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18th August 1945: the last, or close to the last aerial fight of WW2 took place....
Hmm..
I don't understand..
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A new or old Ukrainan look?
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A new or old Ukrainan look?
Old
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I certainly hadn't seen ir before
This was the paint job that they used during joined exercise iirc
I really liked it
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I really liked it
Do you know when it is from?
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A beautiful scheme for sure
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Possible pre 2010
It's possible
And yeah it's a good look
Very nice and colorful
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Finnish Air Force Hurricane & F/A-18 Hornet
Supermarine Spitfire and Eurofighter Typhoon in anniversary paintscheme
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Supermarine Spitfire and Eurofighter Typhoon in anniversary paintscheme
Jesus chrisr the size difference lol
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Finnish Air Force Hurricane & F/A-18 Hornet
That's awesome too
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Indeed!
that makes it even funnier
So like, the Typhoon is already one of the smaller jets and it is that much bigger than an old plane
You cpuld probably park one of those on top of a Flanker lol
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Lmao
Someone first made it a mod for AC7 and then someone else converted it to a GTA 5 mod lol
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I don't understand how they're mistakingly shooting down their own stuff
This amount of blue on blue on a single day is unprecedented
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Violating international airspace with a full armament load is probably not the best idea
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That is true, but this state of the plane does make it more likely that this violation was an intentional one.
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https://twitter.com/RoyalAirForce/status/1657410490396491778?s=20
The Flankers also bear the mark of the Russian navy. I suppose it does narrow it down as to which base these planes would have taken off from.
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Today is a sad day, as the final most advanced Fishbeds finally become grounded.
I suppose despite all of Romania's efforts, there wasn't enough their modernizations could have done to have saved their Fishbeds.
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Doesn't NK have any @mental lantern?
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Doesn't NK have any <@383153734873645056>?
A few countries still have them
But I did speicifcy "most advanced"
Generally speaking only the poorer countries have either the MiG-21 or its Chinese counterpart, the F/J-7
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India has a large fleet of modernized 21's
ik one of them shot a Pakistani F-16 down recently
"Old, but not outdated"
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ik one of them shot a Pakistani F-16 down recently
oh yeah I do rmeember that
India is more impressive than most would like to give them credit for
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https://tenor.com/view/%C3%B3culos-escuro-exterminador-terminator-arnold-schwarz...
Siiiick
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Well, I guess both can fulfill different purpses
and doubt the MiG-21s wil stay foeever
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But I did speicifcy "most advanced"
Ah, fair
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Japanese-captured & rebuilt B-17's around Mt Fuji, Japan, sometimes during WW2.
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Japanese-captured & rebuilt B-17's around Mt Fuji, Japan, sometimes during WW2.
That's actually pretty interesting
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That's actually pretty interesting
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photo's taken today at the withdrawal ceremonies, found on insta
that fucking shape man
so cool
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Beautiful formation.
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Royal Romanian Air Force Bf-108B-1 & Bf-109E-7's
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Hehe
Canadian Hornets usually dont get flashy paintjobs
And when they do
They look fantastic
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Eagle II on the ramp
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f15?
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indeed
The F-15E is one of the few 2 seater planes derived from a single seat plane which looks really good
Stuff like the 2 seater Gripen, 2 Seater Typhoon and 2 seater F-16 don't work
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yeah it's Average
And the F-18.. kinda works
Seeing as there are more 2 seater Rhinos tahn there are single seat ones nowadays i feel
And then there is the Flanker which is a beauty
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Jesus that's one low ass flight
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And then there is the Flanker which is a beauty
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it doesn't look bad
but i much prefer single seaters
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kinda like how I feel towards 2 seater Fulcrums
I don't think they look bad but I would take the single seat over it
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Hehehe
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it does look a lot less boring
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Indeed
it tends to come in the boring ASG all the time
so when it comes in something different
be it this or aggressor red air stuff
It shines
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That's one wicked livery
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Yeee
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New-Zealand's best "operational" fighter aircraft
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really? hahaha
I thought for being Austrlia's neigbours they'd be sorta similarly armed
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they don't have a single fighter jet
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So much for all that Bravado then
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There's F-22's in Romania RN
if it were a few weeks earlier we could've seen F-22's and MiG-21's flying together
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Really? That's super cool
I guess it was due to the F-22s getting stationed to make sure Russia doesn't come too west
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Wut
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Meh exercises happen all the time
Could be
But Russia is literally being invaded by itself rn I think they got enough on their plates for now I doubt they're gonna attack NATO any time soon
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But Russia is literally being invaded by itself rn I think they got enough on th...
Of course, it's still something they'd probably wanna be wary of
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Man it's such a pretty plane, especially from close up
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Lithuania?
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no
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Just had a F-16 fly at low level over my home
150m alt max
Probably lower
Actually no probably 250m max
Idk
Low in any case
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damn that's the historic flight
i don't know what the two on the left are
middle is a Grippen
Right is a Draken
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Yes
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Really cool
It may sound biased
But I swear we have the best liveries for planes
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holy hell
That looks really cool
the red is beautoful
Strange livery to homage though
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looks good
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Yeah Koenigsegg uses the ghost squadron emblem cuz they used one of their hangars as a production facility (i think?) to say thanks
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Hahaha
So wait
That's really their story?
Koeinigsegg is based on a real life fighter squadron?
Holy hell now i like them more
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Yessir
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Yes
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There is a massive airshow here in September, i really want to go
Demo teams, F-16's, Typhoon's, Hornets, F-35's, Spitfire, B-25, ...
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That sounds incredible
Definitely visit it if you can
The chance may not come again
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https://youtu.be/qGtYn7DCIYo?t=1172 Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024 is coming soon
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The best of 2 worlds
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Pffft
The contrast in tech
Those MiGs aren't even that out of date in terms of the tech used in them
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Yeah
But
They have an element of surprise
As in you have a random chance of your mig falling out of the sky due to control lock-up or engine failure
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As in you have a random chance of your mig falling out of the sky due to control...
That is true
They become less reliable as they get older
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- Sir we've been invited to RIAT! What do we send? We don't have LanceR's anymore and F-16's are too common!
- Send the Shark
- The what?
- I said send the Shark
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That'd be extremely cool if true
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Found on Insta
My new wallpaper
The Phantom isn't my favourite jet
But in blue
It's just so good
Same with the F-16/F-2
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It looks really good indeed
Japanese air self defense force planes always look so good with their colors and designs on their bodies
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Found on Insta
It is a naisu
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Which means?
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Oh
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omagah
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It was because the plane was originally designed as a navy plane
Yet every other division got essentially the same plane
So the features that were meant for naval operations carried over
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Must be a pain to clean these
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Yup
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Hehe
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In May I used to see plenty of them training
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Really? That's super cool
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I think I sent some pictures
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2 jets
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craziest spotting ever
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WW2 fighter jet vs 4th gen fighter jet
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Good lord the size difference hahaha
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Yup
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It's funnier since the Typhoon isn't even the biggest out there
Imagine the German ww2 jet next to a flanker
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thats not cute thats creepy
he looks like he is showing his balls
or idk he is a dick
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it's very cute
hehe, yeah once you see it you can't unsee it
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Apparently these pics got uploaded for the first time today or yesterday
By some dude on reddit
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Oooooh
So they're very fresh secret information
That's fantastic
It does make me happy to see more of this plane
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It is cool
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I've never seen these pics of the F-16XL
Wait, they made a jet for fat pilots?
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Wait, they made a jet for fat pilots?
hahaha
it's hilarious cause XL literally stands for Extra Large on this plane's case
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new Ukrainian Su-27 Camo scheme
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It is quite a cool look
Though is it really the new camo? I feel like this was their old camo
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From what I can gather yes
Might be a one-of
Assuming there are multiple still flying
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it's hard to imagine given how many get shot down
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well Ukraine doesn't disclose their losses obviously
and Russia claims they've destroyed like 4 times what the Ukrainians had before the war
I suppose there's still quite a few flankers left
otherwise they wouldn't bother
Hopefully when they get F-16's they'll get good use out of them
I will say that the new camo looks very F-22 like
And i think it suits it very nicely
Though I also liked the blue digital camo a lot
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Hopefully when they get F-16's they'll get good use out of them
They probably won't be getting them for the time of war
Since training and equipping takes far too much time
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well Ukraine doesn't disclose their losses obviously
Visual losses for both side show they've both had heavy losses
Russia more in comparison considering the size of their military
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Though is it really the new camo? I feel like this was their old camo
Old one was blue
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Old one was blue
there was one before the old blue digitial camo one
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Isn't that the ghost of Kiev or whatever
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Isn't that the ghost of Kiev or whatever
Ghost of Kiev doesn't exist
It was a morale boost propaganda
But the downed planes number was real
The squadron which defended the capital and downed those planes were actually rewarded a honorary ghost of Kiev patch
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Oh
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Yeah the story is basically that
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Agreed
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The
@RoyalAirForce
intercepted two Russian Tu-142 long-range maritime patrol bombers this morning, north of Scotland.
The quick reaction alert Typhoon jets were supported by a Voyager tanker and have now returned to
@RAFLossiemouth
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Way ro keep things low profile Russia
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I am kinda surprised they have any planes left after this long into the war
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They're using them in a rather smart manner
or well trying to
no point in trying to engage Russian planes
too risky
let the ground-based air defences take care of those if possible
and use the planes against drones, cruise missiles, ground targets...
that's my take on it anyway
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Yeah tats mainly the use they see
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Must be cool having your own MiG-29
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Yup
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Must be cool having your own MiG-29
As cool as your bank account quickly sinking into negative numbers
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Especially one infamous for unreliability
You never see a privately owned F-16 or F-15
Why?
Well because countries that operated the MiG-29 are fed up with the maintenance cost and their frequency
So everyone is slowly getting rid of them
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There is a single private owned F-16
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Really? show if you can
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Really? show if you can
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It would be cool to see jet fighters in race inspired liveries
@mental lantern Mini I just thought of something and I dont think it would be a good idea now lmao
F-15J with Itasha
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Weirdly enough I think it's been done
Well not wirh itashas
But with Japanese icon inspired looks
Like sakura trees and such
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Especially one infamous for unreliability
I mean people get them because they like them i think
Not because they're good investments
Or because of reliability
A MiG-23 crashed at an American airshow a few days ago
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I didn't hear that
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There's a video of the crew ejecting
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Yes
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Ukraine getting F-16's asap
F-16s, Typhoons and Gripen from the sound of it
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Nice
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Same way the USSR got everything from the USA and UK in WW2
Food, fuel, clothes, trucks, tanks, planes, ...
Except this time it's Russia that's gonna get rekt
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Same way the USSR got everything from the USA and UK in WW2
They did?
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Yes
Well not if you asked the soviet officials
I remember hearing/reading that at one point like a 1/3 or 1/4 of the entire soviet air force was made out of american/british planes
The USSR may not have won the battle in the East (at least not so easily) without the Arctic convoys bringing in supplies from the West
Here's an example
The P-39
And later the P-63
Were pretty much made on purpose for the Soviets
Since the western allies didn't like them
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Hmm..
The tales of Russian incompetence continue
That they will simply never be able to win
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The soviet pilots notoriously hated the Spitfire but loved the P-39
Soviet Sherman
Karma is a bitch
You get lend lease to beat nazi ass
Then you invade your peaceful neighbor because you think you're a superpower
Lend lease turns against you
Now your ass gets kicked
(wikipedia, take it with a grain of salt)
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Does feel a bit trippy
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The soviet pilots notoriously hated the Spitfire but loved the P-39
Hated it? How come?
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By the end of June 1944 the United States had sent to the Soviets under lend-lease more than 11,000 planes; over 6,000 tanks and tank destroyers; and 300,000 trucks and other military vehicles
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Hated it? How come?
They got outdated models
Often worn
And it wasn't really fit for such harsh conditions
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They got outdated models
That's unfortunate then
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By the end of June 1944 the United States had sent to the Soviets under lend-lea...
Jesus christ..
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my new phone wallpaper lol
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It's fitting
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Kinda cute
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Man that's a beauty
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I just love aggressor squadron liveries
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There's a part of me with intrusive thoughts that wanted him to eject
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There's a part of me with intrusive thoughts that wanted him to eject
to be Honest I don't blame you
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Did they leave our roundels there out of lazyness or respect
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Did they leave our roundels there out of lazyness or respect
Probably the former
it's likelt the image was sent from much before
I don't think that image relates to current events
It's likely just the MiG-29s of Slovak gone to do excerises with allies
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H
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It's not necessarily a recent pic
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this is allegedly an ex-slovak one
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That makes sense
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Not a plane but still sick
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Thsy does look very sick
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Seeing some interesting stuff tomorrow
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if they let us in
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there's a viggen too
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That's sick
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The MiGs still fly
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Today gonna be fun
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Seeing some interesting stuff tomorrow
:0
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Man this is a spectacle
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That was a realy quick take off
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this visit was so worth it
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Yeah
Couldn't stay till the end cuz brother and father were tired of the heat
Had the F-35 fly above us as we were driving away
Sat in a F-16 cockpit though
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It is
Having a fighter jet go full throttle near you is the best feeling in the world
Even when it's hundreds of meters away and you wear earplugs
When the engine turns towards you, you hear it
And most importantly you feel it
In your bones
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KC-135 time
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I've fallen in love with this danish f-16
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It's a very cool design
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yess
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KC-135 time
thats an a330
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thats an a330
my bad
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Doesn't seem like it wants to load
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‘chinese spy balloon’
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One of them was a Chinese spy baloon
that one has been identified
So I don't know if the 2 UFOs were also ballons or something else
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honestly i dont even know why people like the f22
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ah
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honestly i dont even know why people like the f22
It looks amazing
And it's probably the best air superiority fighter in the world
Even though it's old now
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It is a bit overrated to be fair
I mean what is there that can beat it
Su-57 is terrible
Chinese planes we know pretty much nothing about
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Su-57 is terrible
Imagine making a 5th gen fighter without making it stealthy
Not that they're making them in the first place they're just ground targets at this point
The few that exist
F-35 is a capable plane too but it's compromised
It tries to be a multirole, a vtol/stol jet and a carrier plane all at the same time
And it's just fat
I've seen it in person and it's massive
they're also easy to lose lol
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Imagine making a 5th gen fighter without making it stealthy
Well they have some stealth
But the Su-57's strength comes mainly in close combat encounters
Which is rather irrelevant these days
Since eeverything is done at range
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How is the Su-57 supposed to approach a Raptor/Lightning when the radar signature of the felon is 10-100 times larger
Also
If DCS is anything to go by, the Raptor still wins
But reality is often different
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If DCS is anything to go by, the Raptor still wins
Well, reality is what reality is
on paper the F-22 should indeed have the upperhand
The Su-57, even based on releaseed info, doesn't have much of a way to defend itself when it's not really hidden
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Does it get better than this?
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Eyyyy, hehehe
The F-14 and MiG-29 do indeed look good together
Lucky that one country has both, and too bad that country is mine
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the malaysian air force also has both american and russian fighters
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Indeed, Su-30MKMs
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An american navy pilot said he got to train/fight against malaysian Su-30's and he respected them a lot
think it was here
can't check rn
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An american navy pilot said he got to train/fight against malaysian Su-30's and ...
not just Malaysian ones, but Indian Su-30s as well. A chief of US Air force even rode one in the back seat
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not just Malaysian ones, but Indian Su-30s as well. A chief of US Air force even...
an american in a russian jet is crazy
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an american in a russian jet is crazy
Well it's not that crazy given everything else that is happening today..
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hehe, it's pretty incredible seeing these together
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WHAT
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Nato ftw
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This forum is called aviation why are all of them war planes
Here's a Pokemon plane
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Aww
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das crazy
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hmm..
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Rafales are such good looking planes
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"RMAF SU-30MKM Flanker; a USAF F-22 Raptor 154th Wing, F-15C 131 FS, an RMAF MIG-29N Fulcrum; an BAE Hawk; and an RMAF F/A-18 Hornet. (jason robertson)"
i never realized how huge the Raptor is
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i never realized how huge the Raptor is
It's a big boi
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Also man this looks cool
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That looks really good
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flanker big boi
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It really is a big one
It always amazes me
What mussuem is this though to have all these planes of different origin
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USAF Museum
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They have Flanker anf mig? That's a surprise
I know they did buy some Fulcrums but never knew rhat had flankers too
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Flanker they got this month
It's an ex-Ukrainian one i think
Used by civilians in the USA
And probably by the air force for training
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And probably by the air force for training
Quite interesting..
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Literal B7R haha
worthy epoch
crazy
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It's cool, also it's a fun way to find out the capabilities of the aircraft
Maybe some of what they learned was later used on the updated versions of both the 15 and 16
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Perhaps yeah
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Kinda doubt it
Those planes are much older than when the Su-27's became available to the USA
even with updated models
almost nobody is buying F-15/16's
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That's a point
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Big boi
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It's so big man
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Your mum 
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I like planes
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plane hits you
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Oh man, German Phantoms always look so cool
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Blue LanceR B
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Romanian Tomcat is pretty cool
Now that's a pretty bold idea
it'd be funny imagining Romania operate those
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If I get the Tomcat one day i'll only use that skin
There is a Romanian hornet skin too
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Hehe, you like repping your country don't you
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Glad to see someone is patriotic
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That's a very clever solution lol
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Wouldn't that warp the tracks tho, idk
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in east rail melts you ))))
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first Belgian Air Force F-35A approaching completion
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Belgians about to be happy
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it's gonna be a few years before they arrive in country though
they'll stay in Texas for a while for the first pilots to train on
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Bureaucracy
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they'll stay in Texas for a while for the first pilots to train on
yeah fair enough
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Bureaucracy
i mean
the training center's there
why bring the planes over
for no one to fly them?
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it is what's happening right now with Ukrainian pilots as well
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i know the Netherlands sent F-16's to Romania for Ukrainian pilots to train on
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yeah for them to be in closer vicinty
and how some Ukrainian pilots are in US to be trained
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NATO pilot training center is in Texas
pretty much every european pilot goes there for training
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Yeah more often than not
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These planes' liveries always make them so interesting to look at
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It's still rather amazing how they managed to keep them operational for so long
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How on earth
Look closely
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I don't undeerstand
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huh.. it looks so real though..
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They be looking good
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Yup
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Damn, these are some cool paintschemes
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That's quite a unique camo they have
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Spitfire commemoration
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The first Belgian F-35 is complete. F-35A TR-3 Block 4 FL-001, factory code AY-01
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That looks pretty good
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Afaik it's the only F-35 operator other than Denmark to have coloured roundels
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Doesn't the RAF have F-35s?
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Oh nvm they're not using the coloured roundel, bruh
Just plain white
The fuck is wrong with just using the normal coloured roundel
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Less stealthy i suppose
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Less stealthy i suppose
I mean if you can see the coloured roundel I'm pretty sure you've lost the stealth lol
By the time you see the roundel you're probably already dead lol
Therefore you don't see it anyway
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Oh nvm they're not using the coloured roundel, bruh
Everything on the F-35 is so monochrome
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The fuck is wrong with just using the normal coloured roundel
It's called "Low-visiblity"
Most modern aircraft have that
I don't really get their point, they just make an aircraft look less colorful and interesting
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By the time you see the roundel you're probably already dead lol
Not as in seeing it
But as in certain kinds of paint can reflect more radar waves than others
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The aircraft's coating is just as important stealth-wise as it's shape
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Damn that's a lot of bullets
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Holy shit
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That's always funny ti me
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another one
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Hahaha
It's hilarious rhat they managed to keep count given how common bird strikes are
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yes
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They look good
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Also Ukraine allegedly downed 3 Fullbacks today
And good work on that
Nowadays with how incompetent Russisa seems
i have no idea whether to consider them a threat anymore or not
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https://youtube.com/shorts/OBh0U8XqREw?si=ckW3GYhX2GUKJjzt
It's fake
It's a popular hoax but it's not real
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It's a popular hoax but it's not real
What is not real
The reaction might but the plane is very real
I assume it's from some documentary
Which means it's a reenactment
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I thought as much
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Aaand Ukraine shot down another Fullback
Add 2 Su-30SM to that
Patriot doing work
6 Flankers shot down this week
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I don't think so
but they won't be so bold anymore
especially with F-16's coming soon
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I doubt they'll care
as they not continued to have since the start of the war almost 2 years ago
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not a plane but still beautiful: Strv-122A main battle tank in Ukrainian Service
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That looks more like an MBT itself
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that is a lovely livery for the F-15
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frank turret
The thunder struck during the perfect time
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Greek camo slaps
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Their camo is indeed very nice and very unique
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2nd best looking Phantoms too
after the Japanese
German Phantoms are also up there
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2nd best looking Phantoms too
Those look superb
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That's a photo worth a lifetime
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Mom can we get Blue Angels?
No we have Blue Angels at home
The blue angels at home:
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Pfft, I'll let you have that one
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Rusty
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a long time at sea can make a ship ugly
the sea is not kind
bit of surface rust won't bring a ship down though
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That's pretty cool, it'd excite me too
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happy bday btw <@383153734873645056>
Hehe, thanks alot
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That's alot of F-16 goodness, all gathered together
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Eurofighter and J-10
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Eurofighter and J-10
Rather funny seeiny them together
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The most badass scene
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That's so cool, love how it lools
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One dirty F-35B
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That's been used well
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One dirty F-35B
That probably means it's gonna be in the hanger being maintained for days lol
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Yeah
