Art & Image Thread
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Matt Wiser
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OOC: One of the A-6 groups on Facebook.
The difference between diplomacy and war is this: Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so elegantly that they pack for the trip.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
Re: Art & Image Thread
Wasn't that Raid On Kamchatka III: Kill A Commie For Mommy?Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 2:30 am 1988: the Raid on Kamchatka. A VA-155 A-6 prepares to launch from U.S.S. Ranger (CV-61) on a mission to lay mines between the Kamchatka Peninsula and the Northernmost of the Kuriles.
(So named because the big effort was on Mother's Day)
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Matt Wiser
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A Cuban MiG-23ML in the sights of a VF-32 F-14, just south of Cienfeugos, May, 1989.
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The difference between diplomacy and war is this: Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so elegantly that they pack for the trip.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
Re: Art & Image Thread
Someone's about to get an AIM-9L enema...Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Wed Nov 30, 2022 3:40 am A Cuban MiG-23ML in the sights of a VF-32 F-14, just south of Cienfeugos, May, 1989.
Re: Art & Image Thread
OOC: Good to know, but I was talking in-character.
“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
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Matt Wiser
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VS-29 S-3A Vikings over San Nicholas Island, 1988. When not embarked on the Big E, VS-29 flew local ASW patrols in the SoCal Op Area.
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The difference between diplomacy and war is this: Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so elegantly that they pack for the trip.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
Re: Art & Image Thread
Here's a profile of one of the ZSU-30-2 Tunguskas captured at Wichita during its evaluation.
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“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
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Matt Wiser
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Looks good... Just wish the data from those tests had reached us before the RAF got burned on their first day.
The difference between diplomacy and war is this: Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so elegantly that they pack for the trip.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
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Day One, Mission One, PRAIRIE FIRE. That's 512 as we were forming up on the tankers, and Kara took the photo.
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The difference between diplomacy and war is this: Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so elegantly that they pack for the trip.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
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Nice shot.Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Thu Dec 08, 2022 3:13 am Day One, Mission One, PRAIRIE FIRE. That's 512 as we were forming up on the tankers, and Kara took the photo.
“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
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Matt Wiser
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U.S.S. Inchon off the Texas Coast during Operation GULF HAMMER, May, 1988.
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The difference between diplomacy and war is this: Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so elegantly that they pack for the trip.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
Re: Art & Image Thread
OOC: Isn’t that one of the images I got off of NavSource?
“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
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Matt Wiser
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Re: Art & Image Thread
OOC: No, this one came from Facebook.
The difference between diplomacy and war is this: Diplomacy is the art of telling someone to go to hell so elegantly that they pack for the trip.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
War is bringing hell down on that someone.
Re: Art & Image Thread
“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
Re: Art & Image Thread
That’s actually USS Iwo Jima (LPH-2). Inchon was there, though she was further north.Matt Wiser wrote: ↑Sat Jan 07, 2023 5:59 am U.S.S. Inchon off the Texas Coast during Operation GULF HAMMER, May, 1988.
“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
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My Intruder during the Baja War.
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“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
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A member of the Reparations Fleet, an Aero Union Il-14 "CRATE".
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“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
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An F-14D Tomcat is directed onto the catapult aboard USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71) prior to launch during the Baja War.
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“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
Re: Art & Image Thread
Artwork by Japanese twitter handle "@haneto" to commemorate the first (currently ongoing) Indo-Japanese air exercise (Veer Guardian '23).
There is an incredible amount of excitement and coverage of the air exercise by Japanese aviation folks on twitter in general.
A selection of them:
https://twitter.com/japan_radar
https://twitter.com/jasdf_hyakuri
https://twitter.com/shidenkai301
https://twitter.com/INHI_UV2B
There is an incredible amount of excitement and coverage of the air exercise by Japanese aviation folks on twitter in general.
A selection of them:
https://twitter.com/japan_radar
https://twitter.com/jasdf_hyakuri
https://twitter.com/shidenkai301
https://twitter.com/INHI_UV2B
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OOC: Sukhoiman, I’m not sure that India flies any FLANKER derivatives ITTL.Sukhoiman wrote: ↑Tue Jan 10, 2023 9:48 pm Artwork by Japanese twitter handle "@haneto" to commemorate the first (currently ongoing) Indo-Japanese air exercise (Veer Guardian '23).
There is an incredible amount of excitement and coverage of the air exercise by Japanese aviation folks on twitter in general.
A selection of them:
https://twitter.com/japan_radar
https://twitter.com/jasdf_hyakuri
https://twitter.com/shidenkai301
https://twitter.com/INHI_UV2B
“For a brick, he flew pretty good!” Sgt. Major A.J. Johnson, Halo 2
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC
To err is human; to forgive is not SAC policy.
“This is Raven 2-5. This is my sandbox. You will not drop, acknowledge.” David Flanagan, former Raven FAC