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Skipper loses leg.Rescue pilot lands C172 in ocean.

Skipper loses leg.Rescue pilot lands C172 in ocean.

D-Day. The most important weather forecast in history! A Post Mistress in Ireland had the answer.

D-Day. The most important weather forecast in history! A Post Mistress in Ireland had the answer.

From Submarine AE1 (1913) to AUKUS (now!)

From Submarine AE1 (1913) to AUKUS (now!)

Clear Air Turbulence - Flight SQ321

Clear Air Turbulence - Flight SQ321

Stricken B777 lands in Bangkok with injured passengers

Stricken B777 lands in Bangkok with injured passengers

Antis - the loyal R.A.F. "War Dog"

Antis - the loyal R.A.F. "War Dog"

The Crimea War - Russia gets a bloody nose

The Crimea War - Russia gets a bloody nose

Cecily drew edible maps in WW2

Cecily drew edible maps in WW2

Royal Flying Doctor Service

Royal Flying Doctor Service

The Battle of Midway

The Battle of Midway

High Ball tests against railway tunnels

High Ball tests against railway tunnels

Engineer who accidentally took off in a Lightning

Engineer who accidentally took off in a Lightning

Air America in Laos

Air America in Laos

F-35 The inside story

F-35 The inside story

Angel Flight on this dreadful day

Angel Flight on this dreadful day

Building Australia's defence

Building Australia's defence

The Nanking "Incident"

The Nanking "Incident"

Battle of Taranto--Air Power's first naval victory

Battle of Taranto--Air Power's first naval victory

Vickers Vimy - a giant leap in design

Vickers Vimy - a giant leap in design

How to register to attend Old Fliers luncheons

How to register to attend Old Fliers luncheons

From razor blades to body armour

From razor blades to body armour

The Flying Car!

The Flying Car!

Aviation accidents and what they teach us

Aviation accidents and what they teach us

Mastery of the air and ocean

Mastery of the air and ocean

A Father of Space Travel and Rocket Science

A Father of Space Travel and Rocket Science

How to avoid copyright strikes

How to avoid copyright strikes

Rocket fuels- the good, the bad and the ugly!

Rocket fuels- the good, the bad and the ugly!

Thiokol and the aftermath of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster

Thiokol and the aftermath of the Challenger Space Shuttle disaster

Rockets designed to be width of two horse's rear ends!

Rockets designed to be width of two horse's rear ends!

Space Shuttle's joy flight on B-747

Space Shuttle's joy flight on B-747

Operation Pedestal--success or failure?

Operation Pedestal--success or failure?

The woman with extraordinary eyes

The woman with extraordinary eyes

Charlie Roche, Ghost Squadron RCAF

Charlie Roche, Ghost Squadron RCAF

Tail gunner: Exposed and alone

Tail gunner: Exposed and alone

Lancaster WW2 pilot interview..I was lucky!

Lancaster WW2 pilot interview..I was lucky!

South African WW1 fighter pilot Ace.

South African WW1 fighter pilot Ace.

A tribute to all WW1 pilots

A tribute to all WW1 pilots

Aviation has great history. What about the future?

Aviation has great history. What about the future?

World's ten worst International Airports

World's ten worst International Airports

Which are your ten best airports?

Which are your ten best airports?

Sodium in valve stems and other things

Sodium in valve stems and other things

Amelia Earhart mystery--her resting place now found?

Amelia Earhart mystery--her resting place now found?

GPS jamming and spoofing threaten airlines

GPS jamming and spoofing threaten airlines

Flying internationally? Avoiding conflict zones!

Flying internationally? Avoiding conflict zones!

Magnesium and aircraft construction. Good, right?

Magnesium and aircraft construction. Good, right?

Prince Harry--a 'Living Aviation Legend"? Really?

Prince Harry--a 'Living Aviation Legend"? Really?

South African Air Force--interesting photos!

South African Air Force--interesting photos!

Retired South African Major General Otto Schur in a question and answer session

Retired South African Major General Otto Schur in a question and answer session

Major General Otto Schur. Life at Mach 2

Major General Otto Schur. Life at Mach 2

Titanium, the wonder metal for the SR-71, Smarties and toothpaste!

Titanium, the wonder metal for the SR-71, Smarties and toothpaste!

Northrop Grumman, iconic aircraft to space exploration

Northrop Grumman, iconic aircraft to space exploration

Boom Overture---is this Concorde's successor?

Boom Overture---is this Concorde's successor?

Lessons learned--one accident at a time

Lessons learned--one accident at a time

Concorde: Passengers predict stock market AHEAD OF TIME

Concorde: Passengers predict stock market AHEAD OF TIME

Static electricity. Plays havoc.

Static electricity. Plays havoc.

Reginald Mitchell, gruff genius

Reginald Mitchell, gruff genius

Schneider Aircraft to Torpedo Boats and Hovercraft

Schneider Aircraft to Torpedo Boats and Hovercraft

Supermarine- from dud designs to the Spitfire

Supermarine- from dud designs to the Spitfire

Saab - planes, trains and automobiles

Saab - planes, trains and automobiles

Jimmy Melrose had everything to live for

Jimmy Melrose had everything to live for

P-38 Lightning--gorgeous, but flawed?

P-38 Lightning--gorgeous, but flawed?

Vickers Vimy-more to know (pronunciation!)

Vickers Vimy-more to know (pronunciation!)

KGB mole stole Concorde plans for Russia

KGB mole stole Concorde plans for Russia

Stoney Cross Airfield in WW2

Stoney Cross Airfield in WW2

Evolution of aerial fire fighting

Evolution of aerial fire fighting

Tim Smale

Tim Smale

Old Fliers Group presentations 2023

Old Fliers Group presentations 2023

Fighter Pilot-everything you wanted to know!

Fighter Pilot-everything you wanted to know!

Vickers Vimy flies again after 75 years

Vickers Vimy flies again after 75 years

Lang Kidby, pilot and adventurer

Lang Kidby, pilot and adventurer

Biggles

Biggles

Bert Hinkler. Aviation legend!

Bert Hinkler. Aviation legend!

Land speed records and aero engines

Land speed records and aero engines

Real life WW2 HERO pilot.

Real life WW2 HERO pilot.

Helicopters! Brilliant in the right hands.

Helicopters! Brilliant in the right hands.

Tributes to Brian Hernan and Greg Hill

Tributes to Brian Hernan and Greg Hill

Air hostess. The stories!

Air hostess. The stories!

Medical emergency at 40,000'

Medical emergency at 40,000'

PIT manoeuvres bring down cruise missiles

PIT manoeuvres bring down cruise missiles

Australian Border Force on the sea, in the air!

Australian Border Force on the sea, in the air!

Identification Friend or Foe

Identification Friend or Foe

Coral Bay and Thevenard. Remote. Beautiful.

Coral Bay and Thevenard. Remote. Beautiful.

How NOT to lose your luggage

How NOT to lose your luggage

Wing Threads, around Oz by Microlight

Wing Threads, around Oz by Microlight

Engine failure on take-off

Engine failure on take-off

Tragedy: The Locke Oil Expedition of 1922

Tragedy: The Locke Oil Expedition of 1922

Mustering cattle by aircraft. The story of a Cessna 182E

Mustering cattle by aircraft. The story of a Cessna 182E

Flying a microlight aircraft around Australia

Flying a microlight aircraft around Australia

Aussie cardboard drones take out Russian jets

Aussie cardboard drones take out Russian jets

Mawson and Wilkins, Polar opposites

Mawson and Wilkins, Polar opposites

High Flight: John Magee Jnr

High Flight: John Magee Jnr

The Wright Brothers stifled further advances in aviation

The Wright Brothers stifled further advances in aviation

Pilots reacting to being startled

Pilots reacting to being startled

Landing just above the stall speed

Landing just above the stall speed

"Earthquake McGoon" - Capt. James B. McGovern Jr.

"Earthquake McGoon" - Capt. James B. McGovern Jr.

WW2 "aircraft carrier" made mostly of ice for Atlantic gap.

WW2 "aircraft carrier" made mostly of ice for Atlantic gap.

Historical blunders. Meet Admiral Ernest King

Historical blunders. Meet Admiral Ernest King

Money available for worthy causes

Money available for worthy causes

Airlander 10. The airship reimagined

Airlander 10. The airship reimagined

WW1 General John Monash. On the Australian $100 bill

WW1 General John Monash. On the Australian $100 bill

South African WW2 top Aces

South African WW2 top Aces

Does size matter?

Does size matter?

Ian Smith. WW2 pilot, farmer, Rhodesian Prime Minister

Ian Smith. WW2 pilot, farmer, Rhodesian Prime Minister

Birth of the Zambian Air Force. A recollection.

Birth of the Zambian Air Force. A recollection.

The Old Fliers Group 200th birthday!

The Old Fliers Group 200th birthday!

The pilots are asleep!

The pilots are asleep!

Planes: From cloth and carbon fibre to exotics

Planes: From cloth and carbon fibre to exotics

Propellers: Scimitar,Toroidal, Multi-bladed?

Propellers: Scimitar,Toroidal, Multi-bladed?

Snake Pass - Pilots beware!

Snake Pass - Pilots beware!

The Empire State and Trump building took hits too

The Empire State and Trump building took hits too

Has the Russian - Ukrainian conflict taught us anything?

Has the Russian - Ukrainian conflict taught us anything?

The Vietnam War was personal

The Vietnam War was personal

Father of Air Force Special Operations

Father of Air Force Special Operations

London to anywhere in under TWO hours? Why not?

London to anywhere in under TWO hours? Why not?

The battle for Burma. Air support was vital.

The battle for Burma. Air support was vital.

Major Phil Cochrane. The battle of Burma

Major Phil Cochrane. The battle of Burma

Three WW2 fighter pilots won against Three.

Three WW2 fighter pilots won against Three.

Planes and pretty girls!

Planes and pretty girls!

US pilot downs American plane. Marries passenger.

US pilot downs American plane. Marries passenger.

Caterpillar Club ? Goldfish Club ?

Caterpillar Club ? Goldfish Club ?

Qantas Alan Joyce gone. Vanessa Hudson is new CEO.

Qantas Alan Joyce gone. Vanessa Hudson is new CEO.

Harold Blackburn, English aviation pioneer

Harold Blackburn, English aviation pioneer

Tolkachev, the billion dollar spy

Tolkachev, the billion dollar spy

Len Waters. P-40 Kittyhawk "Black Magic" fighter pilot.

Len Waters. P-40 Kittyhawk "Black Magic" fighter pilot.

Radio controlled model aircraft sites for you

Radio controlled model aircraft sites for you

The most popular Aviation Channels

The most popular Aviation Channels

Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines

Pratt & Whitney aircraft engines

Busting drug couriers

Busting drug couriers

The Fly-in-Fly-out life. You have to love it

The Fly-in-Fly-out life. You have to love it

Rare solar eclipse few will see (Despite Cyclone Ilsa)

Rare solar eclipse few will see (Despite Cyclone Ilsa)

Cannabis grow ("glow") houses--short version

Cannabis grow ("glow") houses--short version

Cannabis grow ("glow") houses

Cannabis grow ("glow") houses

Shark Patrols, surveillance, search & rescue

Shark Patrols, surveillance, search & rescue

Car accidents in the Outback: Mercy arrives from the air

Car accidents in the Outback: Mercy arrives from the air

Singers who should not have gone by plane

Singers who should not have gone by plane

Eisenhower warned that this would happen

Eisenhower warned that this would happen

Modern fighter aircraft. From the sublime to the ridiculous.

Modern fighter aircraft. From the sublime to the ridiculous.

What can birds teach pilots?

What can birds teach pilots?

The (mis)fortunes of airlines

The (mis)fortunes of airlines

Bird strike at 37,100 feet

Bird strike at 37,100 feet

It wasn't her fault!

It wasn't her fault!

This Chinese "spy" balloon was not the first

This Chinese "spy" balloon was not the first

Push-Pull aircraft. WW1 designs to Rutan Voyager

Push-Pull aircraft. WW1 designs to Rutan Voyager

Janes: "All the World's"

Janes: "All the World's"

No more Boeing 747s. Ever!

No more Boeing 747s. Ever!

A Met. Office job in paradise

A Met. Office job in paradise

Boeing 737 MAX and Swiss Cheese

Boeing 737 MAX and Swiss Cheese

Operation Paperclip. Ethics, be damned.

Operation Paperclip. Ethics, be damned.

Operation Lusty

Operation Lusty

Dornier 335 - brilliant, but, too little, too late?

Dornier 335 - brilliant, but, too little, too late?

Twenty best WW2 fighter aircraft

Twenty best WW2 fighter aircraft

When rubber hits the road!

When rubber hits the road!

The Coléoptère: So French!

The Coléoptère: So French!

More ugly aircraft!

More ugly aircraft!

The ugly Air Tru(c)ks

The ugly Air Tru(c)ks

Ugly aircraft!

Ugly aircraft!

Did an airline lose your bags? Don't get mad. Get even.

Did an airline lose your bags? Don't get mad. Get even.

Hornet and Sea Hornet, de Havilland's wooden wonders.

Hornet and Sea Hornet, de Havilland's wooden wonders.

Sucked into thunderstorms. Frozen, yet survived.

Sucked into thunderstorms. Frozen, yet survived.

Oswald Watt. His legacy lives on in gold.

Oswald Watt. His legacy lives on in gold.

What happened to Sully's A320 ? (Hudson miracle)

What happened to Sully's A320 ? (Hudson miracle)

Pin Up Girls - a retro look

Pin Up Girls - a retro look

Capt. P.G.Taylor - real life HERO

Capt. P.G.Taylor - real life HERO

The Merlin engine and MORE!

The Merlin engine and MORE!

The Cocker Spaniel Test

The Cocker Spaniel Test

Anchorage Airport co-exists with Lake Hood Seaplane base

Anchorage Airport co-exists with Lake Hood Seaplane base

Pilot survives severe burns. Goes on to an illustrious career.

Pilot survives severe burns. Goes on to an illustrious career.

Earth's magnetism. Great for navigation and keeps us safe

Earth's magnetism. Great for navigation and keeps us safe

Trump: John McCain was not a war hero!

Trump: John McCain was not a war hero!

Millie to parachute in a cask into Niagara Falls

Millie to parachute in a cask into Niagara Falls

Helicopter accidents that are due to "mast bump"

Helicopter accidents that are due to "mast bump"

A celebration of women pilots

A celebration of women pilots

Battling an aviation bully

Battling an aviation bully

Pilot's burns. No more "Guinea Pigs"

Pilot's burns. No more "Guinea Pigs"

Kiwis can fly!

Kiwis can fly!

Old Fliers Group presentations in 2022

Old Fliers Group presentations in 2022

Fighter Pilot David McCampbell: Ace of Aces

Fighter Pilot David McCampbell: Ace of Aces

William Shomo: The flying Undertaker

William Shomo: The flying Undertaker

More on the P-51 Mustang

More on the P-51 Mustang

The P-51 Mustang evolution.

The P-51 Mustang evolution.

The B-747 grew from the Boeing SST failure

The B-747 grew from the Boeing SST failure

Forgotten aircraft

Forgotten aircraft

Royce Williams shot down four MIG-15s in one mission

Royce Williams shot down four MIG-15s in one mission

The B-50 Superfortress. A stop-gap bomber.

The B-50 Superfortress. A stop-gap bomber.

The B-36 Peacemaker. A "Billion dollar blunder"?

The B-36 Peacemaker. A "Billion dollar blunder"?

Practice forced landings and precision circuits

Practice forced landings and precision circuits

Damaged B-17s that brought their crews home

Damaged B-17s that brought their crews home

Lucky break for B-17 "All American"

Lucky break for B-17 "All American"

The Phantom Flyer the authorities couldn't catch.

The Phantom Flyer the authorities couldn't catch.

Forced landing in remote swamp. Heroic rescue!

Forced landing in remote swamp. Heroic rescue!

Restored historic Cessna AirMaster C-37 for sale!

Restored historic Cessna AirMaster C-37 for sale!

Nanchangs in a "dog fight". I'm along for the ride!

Nanchangs in a "dog fight". I'm along for the ride!

Performance take-off

Performance take-off

Helicopter aerial mustering can be dangerous

Helicopter aerial mustering can be dangerous

Outback Australian flying

Outback Australian flying

Magnesium flare explodes in Apache's pilot's face

Magnesium flare explodes in Apache's pilot's face

Perth Airport plane spotting

Perth Airport plane spotting

Royal Aero Club of WA--the humble beginnings

Royal Aero Club of WA--the humble beginnings

Air Lines that failed

Air Lines that failed

Franklin Nash, brave G.I. Coast-watcher

Franklin Nash, brave G.I. Coast-watcher