The Great, Constantly Changing Picture Gallery

[picklesuit]

Doesn't this pic belong in the video-gaming thread?

 

[Uncle Fester]

...an Uruguayan helicopter...

Looked it up, and just in case you need to impress your friends: it's a Wessex HC.2 Mk. 2 (turbo-powered Brit version of the H-34 built under license by Westland).

Wiki says the Uruguayan Navy has two. Here's their SAR bird:

 

[yodaears]

Doesn't this pic belong in the video-gaming thread?

We need to make AW a UAV free forum. Who's with me?

 

[xj220]

Time for a little ship rigging:

 

[Nordo]

NAS Oceana jet over the Detroit River for a speedboat competition.

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[Birdog8585]

NAS Oceana jet over the Detroit River for a speedboat competition.

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Im sure Snort will be proud when he sees this one

 

[MIDNJAC]

Holy shit....that is legit

 

[Gatordev]

Yes. Someone posted the actual link to the Daily Mirror in another thread. Pic deleted in this thread due to copyright.

Search Daily Mirror (UK) for the actual picture...I don't have time to go get the link right now.

 

[HeyJoe]

Yes. Someone posted the actual link to the Daily Mirror in another thread. Pic deleted in this thread due to copyright.

Search Daily Mirror (UK) for the actual picture...I don't have time to go get the link right now.

Here it is for your viewing pleasure. Instant classic shot alright.

Note: Viewers beware, it's covered by Daily Mirror and AP copyrights so while posting a link is kosher, hotlinking it is not.

 

[Lobster]

Of course they call it an F-15

The headline has it right just the quote got it wrong...its more concerning that they call a fly-by a "fly-past"...

 

[Ken_gone_flying]

The headline has it right just the quote got it wrong...its more concerning that they call a fly-by a "fly-past"...

Agreed. Fly-past?? How could you make that mistake? It just sounds wrong, even if your not an aviation guru.

 

[Gatordev]

It's British. Why do they pronounce it as "aluminium" when it's spelled aluminum?

 

[OUSOONER]

It's British. Why do they pronounce it as "aluminium" when it's spelled aluminum?

We discovoured a new element called aluminium in the laboratree. A fortnight ago.

 

[Mumbles]

Eagles and River Rattlers...

Two F/A-18 Hornets assigned to Strike Fighter Squadron (VFA) 204 and two F-15 Strike Eagles assigned to the Louisiana Air National Guard 159th Fighter Wing fly in an echelon formation. U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class John P. Curtis.

 

[IronMaiden]

from Miramar 08

Moderator note - photographer is the poster's brother and has given him permission to post them here.