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Vickers Viscount by David Pentland. Cargo Carrier Northeast aircraft over Belfast Lough. |
Buccaneer by David Pentland. H.S. Buccaneer SB, of 809 Squadron Fleet Air Arm, takes off from Belfast RAF Sydenham in 1974. |
BA Trident by David Pentland. British European Airways aircraft on the London/Belfast route. |
Suez Drop, 5th November 1956 by David Pentland. RAF Hastings drop men of 3 PARA battalion on the Egyptian airfield of El Gamil as part of the Airborne element of Operation Musketeer, an Anglo-French plan to re-open the Suez Canal after its closure by Egyptian President Nasser. Carried to their target by 18 Valettas and 9 Hastings of RAF Transport Command, and supported by air strikes by Fleet Air Arm Sea Venoms and Seahawks they quickly succeeded in securing their objective. |
Extraction - Afghanistan 2011 by David Pentland. An SAS team is picked up by a U.S. Army Special Forces Blackhawk helicopter after a successful operation against the Taliban. |
Vulcan Twilight by David Pentland. The Vulcan B2 takes off from Ascension Island to play a major role in Operation Corporate, the name given to the British military operation to retake the Falkland Islands. The Vulcan would take part in the seven planned bombing missions during the Falklands campaign codenamed Operation Black Buck. Each mission would require a solo Vulcan Bomber (plus an airborne reserve Vulcan in case of problems with the first) to fly and bomb the Argentinean airfield at Port Stanley, requiring the support of 12 Handley Page Victor K2 tankers of 55 and 57 squadron on the outward journey and 2 Victors and a Nimrod on the return journey. |
Chinook over the Sperrins by David Pentland. Boeing Chinook of No.7 Squadron (detachment) from RAF Aldergrove, flying on supply duty in the west of the province. |
Air Ulster DC3 Dakota, 1960s by David Pentland. Ulster Airways Dakota landing at Aldergrove airport. |
Boeing 737 by David Pentland. British Midlands 737 (300 series) en route from London to Belfast. 1993. |
Joint Rescue by David Pentland. Joint exercise between a RNLI Lifeboat and a Royal Air Force Westland Wessex from 72 Squadron off the coast of Northern Ireland. |
Vickers Vanguard 1970s by David Pentland. British European Airways aircraft enroute to Northern Ireland. |
Red Arrows Over Strangford by David Pentland. Red Arrows Bae Hawk aircraft flying over Strangford Lough for the Newtownards airshow |
Dawn Descent by David Pentland. A C130 Hercules MK1 from RAF Lynham Transport Wing, delivers a low level Brigade drop of Airbourne forces over Salisbury Plain. The C130 Hercules is the workhorse of the Royal Air Force Air Transport (AT) fleet and is based at RAF Lyneham in Wiltshire, where it is operated by Nos 24, 30, 47 and 70 Squadrons. The fleet totals 50 aircraft and is a mixture of C1/C3 aircraft and the new C-130J aircraft, designated C4/C5. |
Desert Gazelle by David Pentland. Gazelle of Army Air Corps 661 Squadron on a reconnaissance mission for British 7th Armoured Division during Operation Desert Storm. |
Wessex Over the Copelands by David Pentland. Westland Wessex of No.72 Squadron based at RAF Aldergrove, flying over the Copeland Islands in Belfast Lough. |
BAC111 (One Eleven) 1980s by David Pentland. British Caledonian Airways BAC one-eleven over Aldergrove. |
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