Wow F-14 Mk. XXVIII "MISTEL"
Fact of the Day: During the 1920s Space Race between Russia, The USA and #RAFLuton, LARPA pioneered the first flights into space using the Mig 21 to carry a F14 to high altitude where it would launch into space. #AvGeek
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My dad’s job used to be sharpening the noses on those Mig 21s back in the war. Happy memories.
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Am i right in assuming this was done while in flight refueling using a giant pencil sharpener and the pilot rolled the plane?
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I can remember sir Douglas bader telling me ,about this last week . He used to watch them take off from crinkley bottom airfeild .
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Then after several dates they mated The Mk1 Nissan Skyline was born
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Saudi Arabia Royal airforce
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Lovely stretch of Surrey coastline in the background there
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I remember when Yuri Geller was the first man in space
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