British Army Matilda infantry tank under camo netting, 1941, Tobruk, North Africa. I always forget how relatively small this tank was.
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Argentinian Navy A-4Q Skyhawk. Once upon a time they also had a wing embarked in the carrier ARA 25 de Mayo (ex HMS Venerable & Karel Doorman), after the carrier decommissioning they continued to operate from land bases. Their last Lockheed Martin A-4AR Fightinghawk will be retiring this month.
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Kuwait Air Force BAC Strikemaster over England during an exercise. Kuwait operated 12 of these light attack/trainers.
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USN destroyer USS Sturtevant (DD-240) under construction at New York Shipbuilding Corporation on 24 November 1918, one day after her keel was laid.
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A nest of escorts alongside USS Altair (AD-11) at Port of Spain, Trinidad, 01-Oct-1942; from right to left, USS Spry (PG-64), USS Upshur (DD-144), USS Goff (DD-247), and Dutch escort HNLMS Jan Van Brakel. (3234x2000)
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MAN M6V 40/46 diesel engine ready for installation in a German Kriegsmarine Type XXI U-Boat. Deutsche Schiff-und Maschinenbau Aktiengesellschaft shipyard (Deschimag), Bremen, 1944-45. (4026x3547)
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12-May-1960, 66 years ago. This RAF Bristol Beaufighter TT MK10, a unit converted into a target tug, performed the last flight of this type before being retired marking the end of the life of this iconic WW2 RAF multirole aircraft.
u/abt137 — 7 days ago
FIAT G.91R at the Frecce Tricolori 65th anniversary airshow, Rivolto 2025 (pic credit to Simone Mirino)
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Ilyushin-IL-102, a Soviet late cold war experiment for an attack/assault aircraft. Heavily armored and with a defensive turret, individual under-wing bomb bays and 8 additional external pylons. The role was eventually taken by the Su-25 and only 1 prototype was made.
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Soviet Navy AK-257, a 57 mm quad used in the Kanin-class destroyers. Clip fed, air-cooled and could only fire for short bursts before overheating. The barrels would be flushed with seawater before resuming fire. (1260x828)
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Actor and WW2 bomber pilot Jimmy Stewart with his P-51C Mustang "Thunderbird" and Joe De Bona, who piloted it to win the 1949 Bendix Trophy Air Race. In the foreground all parts removed to reduce weight and increase airspeed. See pic for credits.
u/abt137 — 11 days ago
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It turns out the Imperial Iranian Air Force had an aerobatic display team called "Golden Crown" active 1958-79. Created at the time of the last Sha they first trained in Germany and used F-84G Thunderjets, then F-86 Sabre and finally F-5E Tigers.
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