Let’s not forget the -really- most beautiful ones ;

…the ‘Air Cadets’ gliders,

& mainly our (Royal) ones, ‘of course’ ;

http://forums.airshows.co.uk/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=35899

friendly, Etienne

You’re right, ThreeSpool….

look to the date of the article !! 🙂

& the most recent B-787 news is ;

http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505123_162-57567061/japan-sending-boeing-787-dreamliner-investigators-to-united-states/

friendly yours,
Etienne

HUTT RIVER ‘Commissioned Air Force”

for the introduction, see my post # 418..

Was there another aircraft, also ?
Maybe ;

“On the 29th November 1981 HRH Prince Leonard flew into the Royal Fogarty Field at Melton Victoria, in a Fuji 200 full aerobatic plane which was the No. 1 Plane commissioned into the Royal Hutt River Province Airforce.
A special cancellation stamp stating, “AIRMAIL. ON INAUGURAL FLIGHT OF ROYAL HUTT RIVER PROVINCE AIRFORCE TO ROYAL FOGARTY FIELD 29 NOV 1981” was used on a standard envelope embossed to cancel 10th Anniversary stamps of HRH Prince Leonard. “

I could find nothing about that Fuji-200, well this (very) special enveloppe ;

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TO BE CONTINUED ??

friendly yours, Etienne

Google translation of the previous text

The aircraft of the Russian Air Force will now again with the five-pointed red star painted. Russian media report that have learned from the Ministry of Defence. The star replaces the national tricolor, a good camouflage of the aircraft would hinder.

Russian military experts react satisfied with the return of the Soviet Star. “The whole world knows the red star”, said the former chief of the Air Force, Anatoli Kornukov.

Symbols of the Soviet era, like the red star with hammer and emblems, sickle and laurel remain until today very popular in Russia and are still everywhere in the country can be found.

The last US Phantom’s

This afternoon, at the bookshop of our BRU-Airport, I could have a look in the Feb’ issue of AFM (better late than too late :))
& found a long & interesting article (pp 44 > 49) about the last QF-4’s

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Featuring : Phantoms West
The end is nigh for the much-loved F-4 Phantom II in the US military but, as Gary Wetzel explains, the old jet is still performing an important function for the US Air Force

friendly, Etienne

the Biafran MFI-9’s…

… were also called ‘Biafran Babies’ !

thanks, Gerard, for the pics..
indeed, I’ve already seen that one (with Google), but not the
-better- ones on page 2 of your url !

And, how to tell it…:o… indeed, it’s a good beginning 😉

friendly yours,
Etienne

BIAFRAN AIR FORCE

Biafran Pilot Wing.
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One of the casualties and war heroes is Biafran Air Force officer, Major Chude Sokei (from my hometown of Onitsha). Another key player in the Biafran Air Force is Count Von Ron.

>>>In fact, I’m still searching for a good view (i.e. with well-visible roundel/cocarde ) of any BiAF aircraft or helico…

On the site AirlineFan.com there is a ‘good’ view of a T-6 wreck…(but, was it really a BiAF one ?)
but it seems impossible to ‘transmit’ this pic (photo ID 1374262) till here !

Can you help ?
(not for this T-6, but for any other views..)

friendly yours,
Etienne