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Mark Austin

@mraustin

Science is true whether you believe it or not. "One of the signs of intelligence is to be able to accept the facts without being offended." Show me the data.

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Joined January 2009
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SimoneUKUSA@simoneUK69Nov 2
The awful comments hurt my heart. Yes she was young (the average age of Battle of Britain pilots was 20), but she kept her composure and communicated while banked 60 degrees, nose down, falling 20,000 ft in a 100 seconds. Only at the end did she lose it. Who wouldn't? Be kind 🥺
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Brick by brick.
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Just in case there is any doubt that some of London's bollards are from recycled cannons, you can see how deep they go below the surface.
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Watched this years ago and was excited to see channel 4 are rerunning the whole 26 episode series Brilliant #Worldatwwar channel4.com/programmes/the-…
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Eurofighter C.16 Typhoon realizando un brusco giro a la izquierda y salvo la cabina envuelto en vapor.
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OTD Sept 26,1983 #Stanislav_Petrov literally saved world by not launching nuke attack against US in response to false USSR satellite data.
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#OTD 1983: Soviet computers report five US nuclear missiles inbound. Lt Col Stanislav Petrov judges the warning false—and is right. Satellites have mistaken sunlight on clouds for launches. At a perilous Cold War moment, human judgement may have prevented catastrophe.
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You wait for one Spitfire and then three turn up at once 🤷
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A wonderful photo of Joan Hughes, ATA Ferry Pilot who flew from Hamble in Hampshire. Here she's just delivered a Short Stirling bomber to a UK airfield.
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Sound 🆙
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@gaz_EODSep 15
The sound of freedom . The Spitfire is more than an aircraft. It is a symbol of courage, determination and the extraordinary spirit of those who flew them defending our land. On Battle of Britain Day we all will remember them and those who made the ultimate sacrifice. 🙏🇬🇧🫡
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Caroline Haycock@Caz801Sep 13
11 Spitfires, 1 Seafire and 5 Hurricanes to close the show. @IWMDuxford
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The view from the Hurricane section of the Big Wing at yesterday’s Duxford Battle of Britain display.
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Supermarine Spitfire Mk. IXe
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The four Hurricanes at Duxford
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Caroline Haycock@Caz801Sep 13
The opening of the show at Duxford yesterday was just awesome. 11 Spitfires in a tail chase. Couldn’t get them alll in shot.
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What a first day at Duxford. 🔥 Today brings FUBAR Aviation’s Lim-5, The Fighter Collection’s P-40 alongside the F8F Bearcat, and hopefully the Fokker Dr.I if the wind behaves. 👀 Bring on day two. 😍
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Caroline Haycock@Caz801Sep 13
Duxford Battle of Britain airshow with Spitfires aplenty.
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This is Duxford at its absolute best. 🔥 Spitfire after Spitfire tearing the sky in one huge tailchase. That sound just never gets old. 🇬🇧
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Only at Duxford. 🇬🇧🔥 11 Spitfires. One Seafire. Five Hurricanes. Seventeen fighters filling the sky in one enormous Big Wing. This is what Duxford does best.
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