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HMNB Devonport, Duke class (Type 23) frigates, HMS Northumberland (F238), HMS Richmond (F239), and HMS Montrose (F236). 09 Jan 2023

 

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British EH-101 Merlin MK.4 over Tirana, Albania

 

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British SH-3C Sea King

 

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British Sh-3 Sea King

 

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Astute class submarine inbound to Faslane after Towed Array removal in Loch Long. 19 Dec 2024

HMS Dauntless (D33) Daring-class (Type 45) air defence destroyer coming into Portsmouth, England - December 19, 2024

Duke class (Type 23) frigate HMS Iron Duke (F234) returned to Portsmouth. 21 Dec 2024

 

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HMS Vigilant (S30) Vanguard Class Submarine returning to HMNB Clyde. 17th April, 2014

 

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Wave-class fleet tanker RFA Wave Knight (A389) in the Gulf of Oman. June 2011

 

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The Light Close Reconnaissance Course (LCRCC) is one of several combined arms and collective training courses offered by the Combined Arms Manoeuvre School in Warminster.
During the course, Soldiers learn how to get the right information to the right people at the right time in the most challenging circumstances.
Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA), located upon Mynydd Epynt, is the principal one of three military training areas in Wales and covers approximately 31,000 acres (12,000 ha).
The Combined Arms Manoeuvre School (CAMS) is based at Warminster and delivers agile and adaptable specialist weapons training to Officers and Soldiers of the Field Army.

 

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The Light Close Reconnaissance Course (LCRCC) is one of several combined arms and collective training courses offered by the Combined Arms Manoeuvre School in Warminster.
During the course, Soldiers learn how to get the right information to the right people at the right time in the most challenging circumstances.
Sennybridge Training Area (SENTA), located upon Mynydd Epynt, is the principal one of three military training areas in Wales and covers approximately 31,000 acres (12,000 ha).
The Combined Arms Manoeuvre School (CAMS) is based at Warminster and delivers agile and adaptable specialist weapons training to Officers and Soldiers of the Field Army.

 

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We're pleased to announce the arrival of twins!

 

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British English Electric Lightning

 

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British Grumman Goose

 

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British Hawker Hurricane Fleet Air Arm Hawker Sea Hurricane Mk1B's flying in formation operating from Yeoviton UK. 9 December 1941

 

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British Avro Vulcan

 

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British Avro VulcanView attachment 512546View attachment 512547View attachment 512548

**Please put the story with images such as these, it makes the entire post worth reading**
Damaged beyond repair at Shiraz Air Base, Iran, on 23 May 1973, from where it had taken off on a routine training mission. On returning to Shiraz, port undercarriage leg jammed up and aircraft swung on landing into a gulley; declared Cat.5(C) and broken up on site.

"The port undercarriage failed to lower. The aircraft was landed on a foam strip at Shiraz but veered off the runway into a gully, tearing off the starboard and nose undercarriage legs. Having spoken to the Pilot after tbe Board of inquiry on a C130 on the way back to Akrotiri. He told me the aircraft had such a smash into the ditch which was not shown on the airfield charts. (otherwise he would have picked the other parallel runway and the ditch would not have been an issue). He also told me that he jettisoned the canopy ready for ejection but decided to vacate manually. Good decision as the ejection seat runners had apparently sheared during the impact.

Following is a personal account by a recovery crew member:
"The recovery of the electronics and engines etc etc was done by a team of 7 guys. I was the Corporal, there was a Chief tech and a Warrant Officer above me. I have a couple of photos in the loft if your interested. I know why we left the carcass there . Recovering the Engines and electronics, then cutting up the framework was our prime objective.
Raising the a/c from the very rough patch of ground it had finished its slide on, was, very difficult. No Ditch just very rough ground. That operation had never been attempted before. In the end, after battling with the very dangerous white scorpions in the ground we managed to dig out under the wings to drag in huge airbags . We eventually managed to get sleepers then jacks into place but not before the whole frame slipped off the bags a couple of times nearly squashing myself and others into the "bondu". Never moved as fast before or since.
We where then able to drop the engines and recover all electronics.
The sixth member of the crew was an Iranian aircrew having a jolly, apparently, he left the cockpit at a run through the gap where the canopy had been with his trousers full."

 

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British EF-2000 Eurofighter Typhoon

 

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British Supermarine Spitfire

 

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Batch II Sheffield class (Type 42) destroyer HMS Exeter (D89) towing the splash target for the bombing runs of the Sea Harriers of 801 NAS from HMS Illustrious 27/11/2005

 

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British Panavia Tornado ADV

 

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British Tornado F.2