It would be impossible to peacefully divide Middle East along the sectarian lines as it would result in inevitable struggle for land. They need dictatorship, a secular strongman in power. They need Nasser Mk2.

Rebuild? Integrating the East Germany was not rebuilding. Nothing can justify for their neglect of their own armed forces. Luftwaffe is an empty shell.; they have struggled to find a dozen airworthy Tornados to send them to take photos of ISIL.

SPAM, SPAM, SPAM! Where is Jerry of Garcia when you need him?

May I propose a replacement for that meme:

Ok, then let’s have the UK annex half of the world, if we’re gonna follow your logic. It was their once.

Goddamned camel jockeys are gonna undo the world. The whole situation looks like it came straight out of one of those, over-the-top, Tom Clancy books.

If you would pull your head out of your ass, you would understand what does the “decolonisation period” mean in military terms. I’ll give you some hints: 1957 White Paper, CVA-01, TSR.2, 1981 Defence review. It’s got nothing to do with colonies gaining independence; actually, decolonisation of the British Empire was…

Let’s rectify it with the most badass naval application of a turboprop:

That Concorde formation made me stare for at least 30 seconds. Comet is beautiful, Concorde is epic, but I just love this thing:

It is among my favourite aircraft too, but honestly, Jaguar’s time was due. Without FLIR or radar, it was becoming obsolete in a force that was moving towards the multirole aircraft. It is important to consider that RAF originally wanted to replace Jaguar by the early 90s with the new variants of Harrier and Tornado,…

When she realises what has her father done to her sister Lancia.

So does that mean that Alfa Romeo Giulia was named after Giulietta’s grandmother?

VC10 in any configuration! It’s the sexiest airliner of all times:

Thanks for the great reply!

Thanks for answering! So what was it like on the very long patrols? From the viewpoints of comfort and not going insane.

Great photos, but why post the Gnat from the Hot Shots? Here are some action shots:

That was good read, this and the Libya related post.

I wonder how would that perform at low level; otherwise, it would’ve shared the fate of the XB-70. And speaking of the late 50s, I would like Hawker’s P.1121 or 1103:

Would you have rather flown that than the S-3?

Your arguments are too apologetic.