This account is pure gold. Thank you @RAF_Luton
On this Day 1907 #RAFLuton started its space program, a specially adapted Spitfire was Piggyback Launched from a Lancaster high altitude fighter jet. Years later (1955) NASA would copy the idea to test its Space Shuttlebus #AvGeekpic.twitter.com/YwtmuKCTjz
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Quiz question (one for the technical experts): Is this NASA Shuttlebus (a) landing, or (b) taking off?pic.twitter.com/Q2AA6YX2VN
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Ah yes, the famous 'Twice Nightly Whiteley'.
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For real though, what's the actual story behind this photo? Seems very precise to be a crash. Is it just a Photoshop job?
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No, it was a real mid-air collision
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I think you had the leap calendar that was printed in error
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Why are you posting pictures of aircraft having sex without an NSFW warning?
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we're all adults here. where did you think baby planes come from?
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