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USAF Veteran hanging out on a remote Texas rooftop photographing F-35's. Aviation coder, frequent visitor to Lockheed, and pusher of aviation and WW2 videos. 🫡

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Oct 1,1956 at Heathrow Airport an Avro Vulcan B.1 XA897 crashed while attempting to land in poor weather. The captain and co-pilot ejected safely-the crew went down with the plane and all 4 died. They were too low to egress. This footage shows testing of the crew escape hatch. 🫡

Oct 1,1956 at Heathrow Airport an Avro Vulcan B.1 XA897 crashed while attempting to land in poor weather. The captain and co-pilot ejected safely-the crew went down with the plane and all 4 died. They were too low to egress. This footage shows testing of the crew escape hatch. 🫡

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During the Korean War in 1950 on the USS Valley Forge a missile slides off of an F4U and crew get rid of the evidence. I will say that I have seen way more missiles slide down carrier decks than I expected in the National Archives. 👀

During the Korean War in 1950 on the USS Valley Forge a missile slides off of an F4U and crew get rid of the evidence. I will say that I have seen way more missiles slide down carrier decks than I expected in the National Archives. 👀

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Interesting closeup footage from April 1, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa of an LSM(R)'s rocket barrage. This looks like one of the four ships configured to use 85 Mk51 launchers with the capability to fire over 1,000 per minute. I believe the NARA mis-labeled this as LCI-535.🫡

Interesting closeup footage from April 1, 1945 during the Battle of Okinawa of an LSM(R)'s rocket barrage. This looks like one of the four ships configured to use 85 Mk51 launchers with the capability to fire over 1,000 per minute. I believe the NARA mis-labeled this as LCI-535.🫡

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What's a little creepy and cool at the same time? The tail gun on a B-58 Hustler which is a 6-barrel 20-mm rotary cannon with a max rate of 4k rounds/min mounted on an articulating cone consisting of spring loaded tapered aluminum rings...all of that to say, weird looking. 👀😎

What's a little creepy and cool at the same time? The tail gun on a B-58 Hustler which is a 6-barrel 20-mm rotary cannon with a max rate of 4k rounds/min mounted on an articulating cone consisting of spring loaded tapered aluminum rings...all of that to say, weird looking. 👀😎

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Footage of the Germans testing out their version of the British bouncing bomb - yes, they added rockets. The "Kurt" SB 800 RS, seen here, was a spherical, rocket-propelled bomb designed to bounce over the surface of the water. Despite building 560 it never saw combat.👀

Footage of the Germans testing out their version of the British bouncing bomb - yes, they added rockets. The "Kurt" SB 800 RS, seen here, was a spherical, rocket-propelled bomb designed to bounce over the surface of the water. Despite building 560 it never saw combat.👀

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The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) was a USAF program conducted in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a B-36 bomber carrying an F-84 parasite jet in its bomb bay. The plan was for the fighter to be released near target to deliver a tactical nuclear bomb and return to mothership.👀

The FICON (Fighter Conveyor) was a USAF program conducted in the 1950s to test the feasibility of a B-36 bomber carrying an F-84 parasite jet in its bomb bay. The plan was for the fighter to be released near target to deliver a tactical nuclear bomb and return to mothership.👀

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An interesting look at U.S. soldiers setting up smoke screens with oil fog generators to allow them to push troops and supplies across the Rhine river on a makeshift pontoon bridge during Operation Plunder in March of 1945 - smoke covered 66 miles of the river front.🫡

An interesting look at U.S. soldiers setting up smoke screens with oil fog generators to allow them to push troops and supplies across the Rhine river on a makeshift pontoon bridge during Operation Plunder in March of 1945 - smoke covered 66 miles of the river front.🫡

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Horrific footage of an Avro Vulcan Prototype crashing as it's wing disintegrates during air show at RAF Syerston on Sept. 20, '58. Primary cause was structural failure but it was determined the pilots maneuvers exceeded prototype limits. 4 crew and 3 on the ground were killed.👀

Horrific footage of an Avro Vulcan Prototype crashing as it's wing disintegrates during air show at RAF Syerston on Sept. 20, '58. Primary cause was structural failure but it was determined the pilots maneuvers exceeded prototype limits. 4 crew and 3 on the ground were killed.👀

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A demo of a Waco Glider landing and after unloading being pulled back into the air by a C-47 still in flight using a Glider Snatch pick-up (GSPU) in March 1945. Came in handy for evac of wounded during Normandy. The logistical tech that WWII helped discover is really amazing.🫡

A demo of a Waco Glider landing and after unloading being pulled back into the air by a C-47 still in flight using a Glider Snatch pick-up (GSPU) in March 1945. Came in handy for evac of wounded during Normandy. The logistical tech that WWII helped discover is really amazing.🫡

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The US Navy ASM-N-2 "Bat" was a radar-guided glide bomb with a 1,000-lb warhead. Development began in 1941 and it saw combat in Apr 1945. It sank or damaged several Japanese ships, though land targets were limited by radar clutter. It was primarily carried by PB4Y-2's but other aircraft including the F4U Corsair's(seen in this '46 footage) were configured to use it.🫡

The US Navy ASM-N-2 "Bat" was a radar-guided glide bomb with a 1,000-lb warhead. Development began in 1941 and it saw combat in Apr 1945. It sank or damaged several Japanese ships, though land targets were limited by radar clutter. It was primarily carried by PB4Y-2's but other aircraft including the F4U Corsair's(seen in this '46 footage) were configured to use it.🫡

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Man, so many cool WW II vehicles that I really need. This is a German Sd.Kfz. 2 half-track motorcycle that was quickly looted by these smart soldiers in France. Sonderkraftfahrzeug's were initially designed to be used by German airborne troops and carried by Ju 52's.🫡

Man, so many cool WW II vehicles that I really need. This is a German Sd.Kfz. 2 half-track motorcycle that was quickly looted by these smart soldiers in France. Sonderkraftfahrzeug's were initially designed to be used by German airborne troops and carried by Ju 52's.🫡

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So many interesting designs out there. Born from a 1928 fatal airliner crash, the Blériot 125 (1931 prototype) aimed for safety with twin passenger fuselages and push-pull engines. Radical design drew buzz but poor stability led to scrapping in 1934; just one built.👀

So many interesting designs out there. Born from a 1928 fatal airliner crash, the Blériot 125 (1931 prototype) aimed for safety with twin passenger fuselages and push-pull engines. Radical design drew buzz but poor stability led to scrapping in 1934; just one built.👀

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I'm so obsessed with planes launching from and recovering to airships I had to re-edit some of this footage and convert to HD. The folks we inherited this great nation from were flat out nuts. Thank God. 🤘😎

I'm so obsessed with planes launching from and recovering to airships I had to re-edit some of this footage and convert to HD. The folks we inherited this great nation from were flat out nuts. Thank God. 🤘😎

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