International SAR meet at Lee on Solent in 1972. I saw part of this event as a 14 year-old air cadet. If you squint, you can see the Royal Air Force Westland Whirlwind HAR 10 of 22 Sqn from nearby Thorney Island, looking rather 2nd class compared to the Danish S-61 Sea Kings.

One from the hip? A U.S. Navy Grumman F6F-3 Hellcat fighter of US Navy Squadron VF-2 being catapulted into the air, directly from the side of aircraft carrier USS Hornet (CV-12) via the ship's 'hangar catapult' in February 1944.

In 1940, the training of Royal Air Force air gunners was somewhat 'rudimentary'. 😂

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It's the last day of August and time for some of the 'old razzle dazzle'!

The world's first practical flight pressure suit! 😱 This uncomfortable looking pressure suit was developed by US pilot, Wiley Post, in conjunction with the B.F. Goodrich Company in 1934. Flying his Lockheed Vega, 'Winnie May' he attained an altitude of about 50,000ft.

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In New Zealand, several Douglas DC-3/C-47 aircraft found 'late in life' work as crop dusters! The conversions could carry 5 tons fertilizer and was operated by only one pilot. They were all retired in the early 1980's.

Still in frontline RAF service, just months prior to the outbreak of War (having entering service in 1933), the Handley-Page Heyford had been the UK's main night bomber until the arrival of the Wellington, Whitley and Hampden in 1937/8. Some still flew as glider tugs until 1941.

We are delighted that the Pembroke Dock Heritage Centre will be participating in Cadw's #OpenDoors festival. The Centre will open for free of charge this Saturday, 7th of September from 11am until 3pm. Click on the link below to see all the free venues- cadw.gov.wales/visit/whats-on…

Here's something odd, an official chart used by Army glider pilots to learn the correct positioning, when flying behind a particular tug. No sign of an Albermarle...but an entry for an Avro Lancaster! I don't recall this ever happening? Dr Sarah-Louise Miller 🇺🇦 John Nichol ✈ ArmyFlyingMuseum

POW Douglas Bader's very special Leg Operation! One RAF bomber was tasked to drop a new prosthetic leg by parachute to a Luftwaffe base at St. Omer in France, with six other Bristol Blenheims and a large fighter escort. To the German's annoyance...they also dropped some bombs!

In the context of the highly anticipated UK New Medium Helicopter (NMH) program, valued at $4 billion, Leonardo emerges as the sole contender following the withdrawal of its rivals, Airbus and Sikorsky. My question, with 16 troops...where does the rear crew sit? 🤔

John Noakes was my favourite TV presenter as a child, I see now in this clip that he also drove a pretty cool car too.

An Observer from the Royal Observer Corps, wearing his Great War RFC Observer's flying badge! These volunteers formed a vital element of Britain's air defences in WW2 and were later tasked with nuclear war duties in the Cold War. They were finally stood down in December 1995.

My dad, with a great many others, had his first flight with this lot. Sir Alan Cobham probably deserves credit, by planting the 'seeds' of flight for ordinary people in the 1930s. These would be harvested by the RAF in 1939, with thousands of air minded young men volunteering.

Advance notice for any history enthusiasts who are thinking about visiting Pembrokeshire this Autumn. The 'Landsker Line' is an imaginary boundary between the English and Welsh speaking population of the county. We're in the Southern, English speaking part...thankfully for me!