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I n May 1992 two nuclear-powered submarines HMS Trenchant and USS Spade sh were set to break through the ice at the North Pole ...
of Norway we were still facing a round- trip of almost 3,000 miles (4,828km), plus the additional time on ‘target’ at the North ...
(and I would hopefully frame). It was quickly agreed the captain would give me a countdown over the radio when he thought the no ...
Nimrod against the stunning Norwegian coastline. The rugged shoreline and characterful shing villages are so picturesque – it ...
T he Boeing 747 was conceived in the 1960s, its immense size and long-range capability revolutionised international travel, brin ...
BOEING 747s G GOODBYE development at Boeing. The jumbo’s immense size and long range offered the potential to revolutionise the ...
nal ight operated by VH-EAG, a 1968-built -338 model. Its last revenue service for Qantas was on March 26, 1979, between Syd ...
miles (12,325km), one less engine on the tri-jet delivered a lower fuel burn and thus a lower fuel bill. Ultimately Qantas selec ...
was then prepared for a record-breaking, one-off, direct ight between the UK and Australia. This 11,185-mile (18,001km) ight ...
Intercontinental, signalled the beginning of the end for Qantas’ 747 services. Even though delays in both the A380 and 787 produ ...
I n the mid-1930s, the requirement arose in Germany for an ocean-going medium- range ying boat for armed maritime reconnaissan ...
tted with Jumo 205 C and then Jumo 205 D engines which helped negate the weight increase. The type was re-designated the BV 1 ...
Meanwhile, in June 1940, 10 BV 138 A-1s arrived at 2 Staffel/Küsten iegergruppe 906 (2./906) – formerly a Dornier Do 18 unit – ...
Take-offs were easier and more fuel-efficient when the aircraft was catapulted into the air from a ship, such vessels being posi ...
F ollowing withdrawal from South Vietnam between 1973 and 1975, the armed forces of the United States entered a period of intros ...
the 23rd, 81st and 480th Tactical Fighter Squadrons, ew both types. The F-4G was developed from the F-4E especially for the SE ...
was a tremendous platform and the mission was not only challenging but loads of fun. I loved playing ‘cat and mouse’ with SAM si ...
“The F-16 was employed with HARMs in one of two ways. In general terms, a ‘range-known shot’ was against a speciic site, usually ...
was called upon to support many strike packages and so intense was the Iraqi air defence environment that no missions took place ...
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