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We're back with a series of shows all filmed at the fab Tangmere Military Aviation Museum! This week, we get shown around by marketing manager Julian Bridle and have a look at the aircraft and artefacts that make Tangmere so special. 📺 youtu.be/0nMHujVCRPQ 🎧 theaviation.show/116-tangmere...

In three days, our iconic red planes will take off from Canada to make the epic journey across the world to Antarctica. These flights mark the start of a new polar science season. BUT ALSO that means there's three days left to send your name to Antarctica with us! tickettoantarctica.com

We're back with a series of shows all filmed at the fab Tangmere Military Aviation Museum! This week, we get shown around by marketing manager Julian Bridle and have a look at the aircraft and artefacts that make Tangmere so special. 📺 youtu.be/0nMHujVCRPQ 🎧 theaviation.show/116-tangmere...

Well, that didn't go to plan. Congratulations to England who were superb. Super proud of Canada, an incredible story and fuel for the next cycle. All of us Canucks are amazed at what you've accomplished. And 81,000 in Twickenham for this game was rather special.

Ten years and a day ago I took Ellie to her first rugby international, Canada Italy at Leeds. Today we're up in the gods at Twickenham getting ready to watch Canada's Women put England to the sword. Hopefully. #wrwc #rugby

What utter bollocks. If you'd like to learn more than Donny the Orange, then check out @lauriestories.bsky.social's The Aviator and the Showman, which we discussed recently. youtu.be/VJWrnjvzW98

Here is the full image from the IWM of the Lightning F.6 with the linear problem solving of the overwing tanks and a pair of Red Top missiles for good measure. 📸: IWM (RAF-T 6973)

Our next 4 (!) episodes are now available for our fab Patreon supporters. We visited the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum and recorded a tour, a look in the restoration hangar and Joe Wilding and I had a chat about the British Jet Fighters of the 1950s. Join today! www.patreon.com/theaviationshow

Here's the German part of the discussion on four-engine bombers. I smile, nod, ask an occasional question, and then absolutely rock the outro while @milavhis.bsky.social lays the info down. youtu.be/dpNsIDn6KhE?...

Our fab Patreon supporters can see a series of images of the Philippine Mars making it's way to public display at the Pima Air and Space Museum! Our Patreon people will have access to all our October episodes filmed at the Tangmere Military Aviation Museum too. www.patreon.com/posts/139741...

Truly impressive number of birds migrating tonight. More than 800 MILLION birds up in the air right now❗ #BirdMigration

Big moment! 😊 First time seeing @alexchurchill.bsky.social and I's book "Ring of Fire" in a bookstore in Denmark!!! So if your i Copenhagen, you can get it at @politiken.dk boghal!

The Artemis II Crew News Conference is live now. Don't worry, they haven't got to Jeremy yet. #CanucksInSpace www.youtube.com/live/9mq_lb_...

It's the 30th anniversary of the UK release of Apollo 13 today! Glasgow - are you ready for a 5 hour space history evening event on Nov 13th!? My first #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered talk on IMAX, followed by the IMAX Apollo 13 movie and some specially curated Apollo 13 images from #ApolloRemastered!

Although old, no longer amphibious (?), and not all active, the vintage Be-12 MAIL remains in active use for maritime patrol off Crimea, detecting Ukrainian small boat and USV operations

A very interesting read from @ehgillett.bsky.social via @luketurner.bsky.social's @thequietus.com but I don't think I've listened to Oasis once this summer. Bob Vylan, Olivia Rodrigo, Sophie Hunter, Kneecap, Shelf Lives, Shaboozey and the ever present Nick Cave have been tho, among a few others.

The Historian’s Stammtisch is live… open.substack.com/pub/philipwb...

Lt Jeff Noble, aged 20, Medium Machine Gun Platoon CO in the 156th Para Bn, has his 39 men split across two Dakotas for the 18.9.44 drop, but the aircraft turns back after the parachute on one of two containers underneath deploys. This sees an interesting attempt to ditch it... #ww2 #history #Arnhem

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Remembering Tom Stafford on what would have been his 95th birthday. Through the window of his Gemini spacecraft (L) and Apollo LM (R) in the 1960's, he witnessed Earth and the Moon from a cosmic perspective. Left: From #GeminiAndMercuryRemastered Right: From #ApolloRemastered

Aeroplane Monthly magazine is out in the UK, with my latest Database (No 21!) on the Vickers Wellesley, a remarkable, under represented aircraft. Here's a lovely cartoon of it which wasn't going to be used, and a (hint) link to the website if you'd like a copy! shop.keypublishing.com/products/aer...

We've always lived in a surveillance state, and most folks happily contribute their information, in exchange for "free" entertainment and such. But that's usually to a private entity. The depressing part here is how much the government is managing to extract, with neither a warrant nor cause.

Created by Claude Chudzik the CC-02 first flight in 2007. This amateur-built aircraft is exceptionally beautiful. Thanks to its very pure aerodynamics and a motor of only 200hp, its cruising speed is 324km/h and its maximum speed is 555km/h, with a range of 1000km. © Eric Favereau and Celine Ameiot

Great to see @andysaunders-1.bsky.social's Gemini and Mercury Remastered getting some love on the Beeb website. The images in the book are beyond stunning and capture the intimate moments of those remarkable early flights. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

"Ride 'em cowboy," said Gemini XI command pilot Pete Conrad as pilot Dick Gordon attaches a tether from the Agena target vehicle to his spacecraft. This view was taken on September 13, 1966, over the Atlantic Ocean at approximately 160 miles above Earth. contactlight.de

Just finished watching @milavhis.bsky.social and @justinpykehistory.bsky.social's discussion on Japanese four-engined bombers and Strategic Bombing philosophy and can say it is superb. Right up to the bit they start huffing glue and say the Fw-189 and F-4/5 were great photo-recon aircraft. 😉

Gemini & Mercury Remastered - The Exhibition Is now OPEN! Great to see so many of you at @jodrellbank.bsky.social at the weekend for launch day. It's here in the north west until January 4th, before moving to London's @royalalberthall.bsky.social Photos: James Adam

Mistake or Calculated Risk? Why Japan Did Not Build Strategic Bombers during World War 2 - Join a fascinating chat w/ @justinpykehistory.bsky.social on why Japan went hot & cold on long-range strategic bombers. youtu.be/nstaj1mHFHU

From TAC/Intel: Boeing’s CEO signaled another delay in certification and entry into service of its 777-9 is coming. (via @theaircurrent.com)

#OnThisDay - 11 September - in one of the most famous Vindolanda Letters, Claudia Severa invites Sulpicia Lepidina to a birthday party. While a secretary wrote the main text, she herself added the postscript. 🏺 Image: British Museum (1986,1001.64). Link - britishmuseum.org/collection/o...

Learn about Australia's aviation history by reading about the CAC Boomerang, a unique wartime aircraft. 💻️: https://tinyurl.com/yxwvyw3t #cacboomerang #australianaviation #aviationhistory

This is a superb read, @emilycarney.bsky.social. Identifying with something or someone should stop you from being critical of it/them.

Ahhhhh yes, more debates over making a video vs an audio podcast. Perhaps we should be more worried about the AI slop that is everywhere and concentrate on making good content, rather than being precious about whether or not your face shows up on the pod.

every horrible person who does this wants to "flood the zone" and subject us all to hot garbage bc they're hoping people won't make the effort to wade through their bullshit to get to actual good things made by humans so pleaseeeee support creators *now*

Besser kann man einen Vorspann zu dem Thema nicht schreiben. ;-)

Just saw someone refer to AI animation at "slop motion animation" and that is pure human perfection.

For 59 years, Star Trek has inspired fans to imagine boldly & build whole new worlds. At Tranquility Press, we try to make Trek feel real—from oral histories of Wolf 359 to Galaxy-class development, Romulan politics, and xB social commentaries. Here’s to the next 59 years of exploring together.

59 years ago today, Star Trek first aired in the US. A five-year mission that became six decades of imagination, inspiration, and community. From Kirk to Burnham, DS9 to Lower Decks, every era has added something unique. What was the first Trek you watched—and which one made you fall in love?

@theaviation.show - this was fascinating: open.spotify.com/episode/0vXj...

"Hello everyone, this is your Captain speaking. Do we have any volunteers to be eaten first?"

Very nice, (and very large) card model of the N1-3L, by Evgeny Demidovich

Hey, remember the last time NASA did this? Seeing safety as the enemy of progress? They made a big fanfare of sending Christina McAuliffe, a schoolteacher, to space. They then blew her up in front of her watching students. She died, along with Scobee, Smith, Onizuka, Resnik, McNair, and Jarvis.

Most phones also allow you to turn off all alerts: ios it’s under settings >notifications (scroll aaaallll the way down)

Great to see Stephen Chapis' new book on NBC's Baa Baa Black Sheep is finding an audience over on the YouTubes. Plenty of time to get your preorder in too! Check out our conversation below: youtu.be/PjMihUVPSR4

Fantastic day at the Women's Rugby World Cup here at Sandy Park for the family grudge which ended with the correct result. Added bonus is that I still (just about) fit in my 2007 RWC Canada jersey! Unlike @dreadships.bsky.social I'm happy to be here 😜😉

6th September 1939. The ‘Battle of Barking Creek’ saw two significant milestones in the Second World War: the first pilot of RAF Fighter Command to lose his life in combat and the first aircraft to be shot down by a Spitfire. 📷 findagrave.com 🧵1/17

While I like Tom a lot, Sandbrook is a hack. So if you fancy listening to some superior Great War waffle read by the Boss Lady, @alexchurchill.bsky.social, her very self, Ring of Fire is on Audible for £7.99 right now. You know what to do. www.audible.co.uk/pd/B0DP5DNJ8...

You could read a book by actual #WW1 historians too… 🙏🏼 Four years of back breaking work went into our account of the opening weeks of the war @pikegrey1418.bsky.social