Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning II: The Stealth Generation
The verified history of the F-35 Lightning II: the JSF competition, X-35 demonstrators, design and variants, combat record, operators and where to photograph it today. Read article
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Eurofighter Typhoon: Europe’s Multirole Fighter
The Eurofighter Typhoon is a twin-engine, delta-canard multirole fighter built by a four-nation consortium of the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy and Spain, first flown on 27 March 1994 and in frontline service since 2003 with air forces from Scotland to the Gulf. It is the aircraft that survived the end of the Cold War it Read article
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Low-Level Jets: Photographing the Mach Loop and Valley Flying
Mach Loop photography means climbing one of the hillsides above the low flying valleys between Dolgellau and Machynlleth in Wales and photographing military jets as they pass below you at around 250 feet, which calls for a 100-400mm class lens, shutter speeds near 1/1000s for sharp frames, continuous autofocus, and a weekday visit planned around Read article
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The V-Bombers: Britain’s Cold War Deterrent (Valiant, Vulcan, Victor)
The Valiant, the Vulcan and the Victor: how Britain built three strategic jet bombers to carry its nuclear deterrent, what they actually did, and where to see the survivors. Read article
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The Berlin Airlift: Aviation’s Greatest Humanitarian Mission
How the Western Allies fed a blockaded city of two million entirely by air: the aircraft of the Berlin Airlift, the Tunner system, the Easter Parade, the cost, and where the survivors are today. Read article
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The Battle of Britain: The Aircraft That Won the Skies
The Battle of Britain aircraft that decided 1940: Hurricane, Spitfire and Bf 109 compared, the radar system behind them, and how the RAF won the first battle fought entirely in the air. Read article
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Gloster Meteor: Britain’s First Jet Fighter
The history of the Gloster Meteor, the first RAF jet fighter and the only Allied jet to see combat in WWII, from chasing V-1s to fighting in Korea. Read article
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Hawker Siddeley Harrier: The Jump Jet Story
The complete history of the first-generation Hawker Siddeley Harrier: the P.1127 and Kestrel, the RAF GR.1 and GR.3, the Falklands, RAF Germany, Belize, and the AV-8A jump jet. Read article
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Avro Vulcan: The Cold War Delta Bomber
Few aircraft have ever looked the part of a nuclear bomber quite like the Avro Vulcan. The Avro Vulcan was a British delta-wing jet bomber that formed part of the RAF V-force nuclear deterrent through the Cold War, and flew its most famous raids against Port Stanley airfield during the 1982 Falklands War. A vast Read article
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Photographing the Red Arrows: Settings, Position and Timing
The Red Arrows are the most photographed display team in Britain, and also one of the hardest to shoot well. Nine red Hawks moving as one, smoke streaming behind them, the whole thing finished in under half an hour. This guide covers the settings, the position and the timing that turn a folder of blurry Read article