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@leighc57.bsky.social

Time-expired specialist in submerged target elimination. Former Defence Attache Suva๐ŸŒด. RAAF oral histories. Sniffer of glue and cutter of sprue. Cocker wrangler. My views.

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two men in military uniforms are standing in a field with a plane in the background ALT: two men in military uniforms are standing in a field with a plane in the background

Movie youโ€™ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.

08.12.2025 21:12 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Itโ€™s Sunday, so can I get an amen?

14.09.2025 21:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5357    ๐Ÿ” 1044    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 328    ๐Ÿ“Œ 70
colour photo. A hummingbird hovers in front of a drogue-like fitting on a model KC-135, possibly 1:48 scale - suspended from a garage door or porch roof

colour photo. A hummingbird hovers in front of a drogue-like fitting on a model KC-135, possibly 1:48 scale - suspended from a garage door or porch roof

apparently, yesterday was National Hummingbird Day, and it reminded me of something I saved off the other place a few years ago - someone (Iโ€™ve lost who, sorry) made this KC-135 Hummingbird feeder!

It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..

1/3

07.09.2025 18:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 264    ๐Ÿ” 85    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 6    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8
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#OTDIH - The Australian Government consents to No. 77 Squadron RAAF supporting UN forces in the Korean War. The squadron operated from Iwakuni air base in Japan. #KoreanWar

29.06.2025 23:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Ukraine's blue sky thinking renders Starmer's defence review obsolete' Military historian and commentator Peter Caddick-Adams on the ongoing fallout from Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb... and what it means for the UK.

โ€œโ€ฆevery truck and shipping container across Russia is now being stopped and searched and their drivers interrogated. This is Phase 2 of Spiderweb: Russian road and rail traffic has gone into gridlock.โ€ PCAโ€™s take.

06.06.2025 04:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Cluelessโ€ฆ

05.06.2025 20:48 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Intriguing juxtaposition BlueSky.
It

17.05.2025 23:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

His page is still online too.

16.05.2025 13:32 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Barbie wasnโ€™t executed. Sentenced to life imprisonment. Died of cancer.

16.05.2025 10:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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whan antony green says you've lost before 8:30 without working computers

03.05.2025 10:29 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1000    ๐Ÿ” 148    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 26    ๐Ÿ“Œ 7

Bit of a Wannsee Conference vibe in #Andor S2E1.

30.04.2025 08:31 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Italy looks to fighter friend Japan for a new maritime-patrol plane Rome could buy the Japanese Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft to tackle hostile submarines in the Mediterranean, a possible break from U.S. suppliers.

Mogami FFM for Australia and now P-1 for Italy?

29.03.2025 23:10 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.

For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you canโ€™t leave the airport.

Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ฑ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿค๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡บ

(๐ŸŽฅ VP Press Sec)

28.03.2025 21:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3189    ๐Ÿ” 937    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 237    ๐Ÿ“Œ 155
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Pilot seriously injured as plane crashes at Avalon Airshow Incident on Friday at Avalon airport saw plane lose control and crash into tarmac * Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast A pilot has been left with serious injuries after they lost control of their plane during an aerobatics display at the Avalon Airshow and crashed into the tarmac. Victoria police said the incident occurred on Friday at about 5.15pm on the first day of the Avalon Airshow. Continue reading...

Pilot seriously injured as plane crashes at Avalon Airshow

28.03.2025 07:22 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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A friend sends:

27.03.2025 21:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11002    ๐Ÿ” 2601    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 293    ๐Ÿ“Œ 133
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The wreck of Martin Baltimore FW282 of No. 454 Squadron, RAAF, has been located off the island of Antikythera in Greece...
www.defence.gov.au/news-events/...

26.03.2025 12:21 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 5    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Elbows up, Canada.

22.03.2025 22:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52351    ๐Ÿ” 13363    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1483    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2288

So, not a ceasefire then?

18.03.2025 19:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Jindalee for the Great White North?

18.03.2025 19:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โ€œโ€ฆthe wreck had undergone "a major makeover.โ€

18.03.2025 08:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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'Awe-inspiring' cyclone damage closes shipwreck off Sunshine Coast The wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, which sits in waters off the Sunshine Coast, was damaged by recent wild weather and will be closed to divers until it can be made safe.

The wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, which sits in waters off the Sunshine Coast, was damaged by recent wild weather and will be closed to divers until it can be made safe.

18.03.2025 08:28 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
classic Cal Worthington & his dog Spot TV ad 1981
YouTube video by robatsea2009 classic Cal Worthington & his dog Spot TV ad 1981

Cal Worthington and his dog Spot!

13.03.2025 02:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
" TO CATCH A SHADOW "   1969 U.S. NAVY ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FILM  P-3 ORION AIRCRAFT 56904
YouTube video by PeriscopeFilm " TO CATCH A SHADOW " 1969 U.S. NAVY ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FILM P-3 ORION AIRCRAFT 56904

Classic old school
ASWโ€ฆ

04.03.2025 09:16 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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TC Alfred is out there. Somewhere. Heading this way.

04.03.2025 01:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 3    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Perfect! Definitely a contender for โ€œword of the year.โ€ Another would be a โ€œLindsay Grahamโ€ - describing an opportunistic turncoat who coasts on his reputation as John McCainโ€™s best pal, whilst betraying everything McCain stood for.

02.03.2025 00:37 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 88    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just launching into Helen Castorโ€™s latest tome covering Richard II and Henry IV. Somewhat perceptive comments in the Introduction.

23.02.2025 23:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
A female pilot sporting a ponytail looking out of the flight deck window onto azure blue water.

A female pilot sporting a ponytail looking out of the flight deck window onto azure blue water.

The aircraft neither knows nor cares whether the pilot is male or female. It neither knows nor cares about their race, religion, sexuality. All the aircraft responds to is skill, knowledge and experience.

23.02.2025 05:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 388    ๐Ÿ” 57    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
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Germany's biggest periodical, with the headline "BETRAYED".

With a mouth full of beef jerky, a head brimming with social media induced rage, and an encyclopedic knowledge of every dumbass 2024 Netflix series, America's dumbed down hordes have just assured WW3.

21.02.2025 19:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 753    ๐Ÿ” 161    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 6

So when do we get to the point when legacy media all realizes that he really did intend to do all the crazy shit he said he was going to do during the campaign that they ignored or shrugged off because it was just Trump being Trump hyperbole?

08.02.2025 03:07 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 7901    ๐Ÿ” 1435    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 461    ๐Ÿ“Œ 87

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