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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · 2d

SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 XX967
#sepecatjaguar #raf #gatwickaviationmuseum

Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · 16d

Grumman F4F Wildcat G-KINL at IWM Duxford.

Her wartime experience can be traced to 1941 with 805 NAS. She joined Shuttleworth in 2012. In 2016 she was sold and moved to ARCo to restore to flying condition. In 2023 she needed to be rebuilt again. Today she appears in Fleet Air Arm desert camouflage.

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · 18d

Avro Shackleton MR.3 WR982.

#growler #avroshackeltonmk3 #gatwickaviationmuseum

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · 24d

RNZAF Boeing 757 drawing a big crowd at #riat25 #rnzaf #boeing757

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Sep 25

The only people who can properly answer your question are the engineers who will be working on her. In the meantime I am looking forward to seeing three Lysanders in the air at the same time in the UK. Cheers

Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Sep 5

V9723 Westland Lysander IIIA MA-B. She is with the Fighter Collection at IWM Duxford undergoing restoration.

Ex Sabena Old Timers Foundation Lysander.

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Sep 4

Supermarine Spitfire 1a P7308 / XR-D at IWM Duxford.

3rd September 2025

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Sep 2

Frecce Tricalori at #riat25

#italy #freccetricalori #italianairforce

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 30

The Bell AH-1S Cobra from the HeliCzech’s Cobra Demo Team hover taxis between parking spots at IWM Duxford. This was on the Friday ahead of their display at the Duxford Summer Airshow. My first time catching a Bell AH-1S Cobra in flight. #heliczech

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 28

BAe Nimrod MR2 XV250

Image taken on iPhone at Yorkshire Air Museum.

#riat23 #militaryaircraft #planespotters #avgeek #nimrod #raf #kinloss #relentlesspursuit #yorkshireairmuseum

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 24

Handley Page Victor K.2 XL231

A visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum to see XL231 in her new scheme. She now wears a Cold War camouflage scheme, with a pattern of grey, green, and white.

XL231 joined RAF on 1 Feb 1962, serving in the Falklands War and Gulf War. In 1993 she retired to YAM.

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 20

The Red Arrows at Eastbourne Airshow. 14.8.25

#redarrows #raf #rafat #eastbourne

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 17

Lockheed / Canadair Silver Star CT-133 21417 at Yorkshire Air Museum.

Delivered in 1954 she joined 4 Advanced Flying School RCAF Station MacDonald on 16 Apr 1956. She went on to serve with various RCAF units, before moving to storage in 1974. She joined YAM in 1993.

08.2025

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 6

Gatwick Aviation Museums impressive Avro Shackleton MR.3 WR982. #growler #avroshackeltonmk3 #gatwickaviationmuseum

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 5

85 years ago the Battle of Britain was taking place. The RAF museum in London have examples of a Heinkel HE111 and Stuka Ju-87 on display. Both types involved in the battle. This museum is well worth a visit to see its huge collection of aircraft and aviation related artefacts. #rafmuseum #hendon

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 4

The sound of Avons. English Electric Lightning F.53 (53-671) running her engines at Gatwick Aviation Museum on 24.5.25.

The museums next Avro Shackleton and EE Lightning engine runs will be on Saturday 13th September. Check out their website for further details and to book tickets. www.gamc.org.uk

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 3

My first time seeing an Antonov An-74T-200 tactical transport.

Named “Coaler,” she is a rare aircraft to see in Europe. The Egyptian Air Force 533rd Squadron operate three of these aircraft, bringing one for static display at #riat25. She was one of my highlights with a striking desert camouflage.

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 1

Only occasionally. Others at Heathrow Spotters use this location regularly.

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Aug 1

‘Theseus’.

A pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force at RIAT 2025.

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Jul 31

Glowing Red! A Qatar Airways Dreamliner about yo land at London Gatwick. April 2025. #qatarairways #boeing787

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Jul 31

Thank you. I took this image on the Southern Perimeter Road near the Esso garage.

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Jul 27

Super Jumbo. British Airways Airbus A380 departs London Heathrow. G-XLED. #britishairways

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Jul 14

With RIAT 2025 just days away here is one image from 2023. The impressive Royal Saudi Air Force Airbus A330-202MRTT from 24 Squadron: #riat

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Jul 7

With RIAT 25 a week away I am looking back at my images from previous years. One of my highlights from 2023 was spotting the Italian Navy's Harrier AV-8B and TAV-8B. These Grottaglie-based aircraft, operated by the Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati, were a fantastic addition to the static display. #riat

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Richard Bryant @dickie500.bsky.social · Jul 4

The famous de Havilland Comet 4 (G-APDB) at IWM Duxford. In 1958 she made history as the first jet aircraft to fly a scheduled passenger service between New York and London, crossing in a record time of 6:12mins. After her flying career she joined the British Airliner Collection at Duxford in 1974.

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