1 April…
Not just a date in the calendar, but the point where something enduring took shape.

While 2026 leans into 90 years since the Spitfire first took to the skies… the people, the aircraft, the quiet professionalism that has carried through since 1918.

From Merlin engines to F-35s… from scramble bells to precision flypasts… the mission evolves, but the standard remains.

Proud to have played even a small part in that story.

#RAF #Spitfire90 #MilitaryHeritage #Veterans #AirPower

Manchester Monday 5 30th March 2026.

RR299/G-ASKH, De Haviland DH98 Mosquito T3, in Royal Air Force colours but owned and operated by Rolls-Royce, at Woodford Air Show, some time in the 1990s.

#Manchester #Woodford #EGCD #AirShow #DeHaviland #DH98 #Mosquito #RAF #RoyalAirForce #RollsRoyce #ManchesterMonday
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Manchester Monday 3 30th March 2026.

RG333/G-AIEK, Miles M.38 Messenger 2A, in RAF colours as worn by the personal liason aircraft used Field Marshall Montgomery, taxiing out for a display flight at Manchester Barton during the annual air show, some time in the 1990s.

#Manchester #Barton #EGCB #AirShow #Miles #M38 #Messenger #RAF #RoyalAirForce #Monty
#AvGeek #aviation #planespotting #photography

Manchester Monday 30th March 2026.

https://mancavgeek.co.uk/2026/03/30/manchester-monday-30th-march-2026/

‘Ready for duty!’

Source: ‘The Bluebird Belles’
‘Scott Carruthers Photography’

#BluebirdBelles #retro #military #women #WW2 #aircraft #pinup #uniforms #1940s #monochrome #RAF #WRAF #uniforms #ScottCarruthersPhotography

der blinde Hass auf die historische RAF zeigt sich darin, dass über die sogenannte »3. Generation« geschrieben wird, man wisse nichts über sie und sie sei besonders brutal und gewalttätig gewesen.

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das sind diejenigen, die erklärt haben, dass sie Angriffe auf Personen einstellen, woran sie sich auch gehalten haben, und die das Projekt RAF beendet haben. Sie sind tatsächlich die friedlichsten, gewaltärmsten fighter_Innen der RAF

na sowas

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