Getting REEL close (geddit?). @avculturesconf.bsky.social Mk VIII is on: 17-20 June in Kelowna, BC, Canada. Even if you can't join us in person, you can still register online. We'd love to see you! Why join us? Some reasons here. And a fake air traffic controller. Ha! vimeo.com/1198957731?s...

Fancy a view of the driver's seat? These will be accessible at the forthcoming @avculturesconf.bsky.social at the KF Centre for Excellence, June 17-20, tickets via our website! The KF Centre staff and volunteers will be facilitating our access. Don't miss it! aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

Which KF Centre for Excellence aircraft would you like to hear more about? Mosquito? Starfighter? Tempest? Sabre? What do you want to know? All are up for details from staff and volunteers at @avculturesconf.bsky.social Mk VIII this 18-20 June. Join us, you can ask the questions...

At least YVR has the kindness to mitigate the pain of the security line with a display of historic photos. Good work!

You've got Sabre jet fighters. What are you going to replace them with? Australia went French (seen here). Canada went Starfighter, Join us at @avculturesconf.bsky.social Mk VIII Conference 17-20 June to see an F-104 and find out more! vimeo.com/1194693093

Welcome to HMS Tern - a Living Museum depicting a WW2 training airfield on #Orkney #Scotland. See our new blog for more info. Follow us as we develop this historic site. seanpage519-lmgri.wordpress.com?_gl=1*vur4u8....

Today's the 84th Anniversary of the first flight of the CAC CA-12 Boomerang on 29th May 1942. From an earlier @avculturesconf.bsky.social Conference, here's our 5 min video 'Boomerang Story'. Join us at AvCultures Mk VIII, in person in Canada, or online, for more great stories! vimeo.com/517474962

Our reel talking about the Sabre type, reflecting the RAAF's CAC (Avon) Sabre vs the Canadair example, illustrated with the Sabre at Moorabbin Air Museum and the former flying example A94-983. vimeo.com/1194693094?f...

Now counting down... Time to check out the intriguing papers, amazing presenters, and get your tickets to join us in person (or online!) at the fantastic Aviation Cultures Mk VIII Conference, 17-20 June! Here's the FULL programme, with all timings and events: aviationcultures.org/wp-content/u...

The Burger-eating surrender monkey

Mmm. That’s my forehead AND a big Bristol… Another fun, quick Reel made at the Moorabbin Air Museum, with the Bolly from the Canada Aviation & Space Museum guesting. Can you spot the shots from 2014?

The faces you make when the Reel filing is going well... ...and when it isn't. @philthyavnurd.bsky.social & @jdkightly.bsky.social getting it 'in the can' (or not) for @avculturesconf.bsky.social. Stay tuned! Better still join us at the even 'IRL', or online: aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

Don’t miss out! Immensely proud of @avculturesconf.bsky.social team, partnering with the Canadian Aviation Historical Society and bringing it to the modern KF Centre for Excellence is even better. We just want you! Either in person, or online 17-20 June. Don’t miss the great event, see you there!

Exciting! In exactly ONE month we'll be at the KF Centre for Excellence in Kelowna, BC, Canada, to kick off the @avculturesconf.bsky.social Mk VIII Conference in partnership with the Canadian Aviation Historical Society's Convention. It's the people that make it! aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

Next @avculturesconf.bsky.social paper! "Aeronautical Engineering at the Uni of Toronto: The Early History" from David Waechter. This university was the first Canadian institution to offer aeronautical engineering, and David explores this fascinating history. aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

2/2 Erin has curated exhibitions, presented historical video games, & published widely, inc the first women aircrew in the Royal Canadian Air Force. Valerie works to develop exhibitions that centres the experiences of underrepresented groups. Join them (& us!) at aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

"Back(log) to the Future: Adventures in Uncatalogued Objects at the Canada Aviation and Space Museum" CASM’s curator Erin Gregory & assistant curator Valerie Wood outline the CASM Backlog Project, & share case studies of the weird, wonderful &sometimes complicated objects that they came across. 1/2

Royal Canadian Air Force (RCAF) CF-104 Starfighter Reg. 104880 Static display 4 Wing (CFB) Cold Lake May 9, 2026 ⚔️🛩️📸

Speaker Profile: Kimberley Fraser: "Wind beneath their Wings: 100 Years of flight at Canada's Oldest Operating Airport" Since 1926, Cooking Lake has been a vital gateway to Canada’s vast north. Dr. Fraser shows the spirit of early risk-takers echoes. Dets & Tix: aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

My Dad built me a soapbox go cart. It was an exact replica of some pram wheels and odd bits of wood.

Intriguingly, a google search for "billionaire escape pod" and "le guin" produces only 4 pages of results, none of which are more than a few months old, & almost all are on Instagram. Ursula Le Guin has been dead for 8 years.

This is a big idea we’re bringing to life in Canada (and online) this June. We’ve got a great programme of talks, events, and more. We’re just looking for a bigger audience! Please join us.

Great news coming! It's about one of the attached. Even without the 'upgrade', we can confirm we've noted experts presenting on each of all four types. Which one gets the 'upgrade'? Either way, with those four to hear about, why wouldn't you join us? Please do: aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

Surely they've suffered enough?

I’m really looking forward to meeting fellow museums people - among others - at Aviation Cultures Mk VIII in a month or so. If you’re interested in aviation in any dimension, why don’t you think about joining us?

My colleague @philthyavnurd.bsky.social explains one of the key reasons to come to the next Conference Mk VIII in Kelowna, BC Canada. Please join us!

This is incredible. The new NASA image release from #Artemis includes a sequence of 'Hello World' still photographs. I've been processing / animating them and here's what the original didn't show us: Satellites, including their solar arrays, lightning storms and dancing aurora!

Just found out there were at least FIVE species of human, of which Homo sapiens is the only survivor. Mind blown.

Donald Trump called Somalis “animals.” He said Haitians eat dogs and cats. You fucking journalists had a party with him and now you want our sympathy. Fuck off.

Disgraceful behaviour

Huh… Leigh Edmonds is nominated for the Best Fan Writer Ditmar. Turns out this is the same Leigh Edmonds who is a noted historian of Australian aviation, and he's already won 4 Ditmars! I had no idea history.sf.org.au/2013/04/26/s...

Proud to have contributed. Originally an @avculturesconf.bsky.social / The Second International Conference on Aviation Archaeology and Heritage conference paper (November 2024), my chapter examines the mangroves crash site & material remains of Hudson A16-191, & how it and its crew are remembered.

TICKETS! AvCultures Mk VIII & CAHS Convention ticket offices are OPEN. First details of the programme, events, highlights are listed. Join us at the KF Centre For Excellence, pictured! Online access tickets are Can$50, in person Can$350 ($325 for CAHS members). aviationcultures.org/aviation-cul...

Back in February I presented a paper about Clive Caldwell at the @avculturesconf.bsky.social Print the Legend ‘searchlight’ event. I discussed his photo albums & how Caldwell used them to narrate his service. I've posted the script on my blog. kristenalexanderauthor.blogspot.com/2026/04/fram...

James here! I'm v much looking forward to getting back to Kelowna for Aviation Cultures Mk VIII, with our partners the Canadian Aviation Historical Society at the KF Centre of Excellence with their great aircraft collection and display, inc their CF-104. Oh, and some Canadian lake time! kfcentre.ca

Breaking news: conspiracy theorist about to discover the Sun!!

The programme for the Aviation Cultures Conference, Mk VIII is NEARLY ready to share. It'll be at the KF Centre For Excellence, Canada, AND online, in partnership with the Canadian Aviation Historical Society (CAHS) on 17-20 June 2026. Stay tuned for more aviationcultures.org Your Easter treat! -JDK

First poll about Aus attitudes to Iran war I have seen, but second Q wording is debatable. Some respondents would agree the Gulf states are indirectly "in conflict with Iran", others would say they are being unilaterally attacked by it.

Time for Australia to (finally) distance ourselves from these war criminals

At least somebody’s got some guts

If anyone is friends with any Georgian air traffic controllers, buy them a nice bottle of wine. As guardians of pretty much the only narrow gap still available between Europe and Asia that avoids both Iran, the Gulf, Ukraine and Russia, they are under some substantial pressure.

What's the connection between Helen Doe's bio of fighter ace Stanford Tuck, & 1980s novel & TV series 'Piece of Cake' by Derek Robinson? Find out from Helen, myself and James Jefferies at @avculturesconf.bsky.social's Searchlight FREE online webinar this weekend! aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p...

We’ve got some interesting tales to tell, factual and fictional - don’t miss any of it, including ‘the Jameses Show’ in the third session! -JDK

Registered for the Aviation Cultures Print the Legend 27-28 Feb yet? aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p... I'm talking about Clive Caldwell and there are lots of other fantastic papers. It's online (via Zoom) and free. My paper is second on the 27 Feb session: 10.00 am Sydney / 9.00 am Brisbane.

This shit is absolutely revolting. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

A Queensland pilot has made aviation history in Central Australia, flying more than 1,200 kilometres without an engine in a record-breaking glider flight launched from Alice Springs.

Thoughts on #FridayReads. A paired ‘then & now’ bio set on well-known, highly regarded British pilots: Bob Stanford Tuck & Eric Brown. In both cases, modern bios explode multiple myths. Join us, & author Dr Helen Doe at @avculturesconf.bsky.social to discuss! aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p...

WTF?