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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 9h

And because that looks too easy let's throw in a camera too.

Lieutenant S.C. Thynne RFC demonstrates the use of a hand-held camera for photographic reconnaissance in the back seat of a Nieuport aircraft. Lieutenant-Colonel J.T.C. Moore-Brabazon designed the first effective aerial camera in 1915.

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 12h

From the RAF Museum Camp Mohawk is now Tyendinaga (Mohawk) Airport, Deseronto, Ontario. #fww #ww1 #rcaf #raf

Picture of a large group of women. Picture labeled Repair Section RAF
Camp Mohawk located Tyendinaga Mohawk Territory near Deseronto, Ontario.

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 17h

From the Royal Air Force Museum Lewis Gun mounted on a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d aircraft. #fww #ww1 #raf

Lewis Gun mounted on a Royal Aircraft Factory F.E.2d aircraft. This rather precarious mounting allowed for forward firing over the top of the aircraft's propeller arc.

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

From the Royal Air Force Museum. Folder titled "Personal collection of Wg. Cdr. C.H. Hayward RNAS" No other info so not sure what the car is. Guessing from the serial number on the hood it is an official staff car? #fww #ww1 #rnas

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 10/10/2026

From the Northwestern Uni Archives. WW2 poster collection

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 07/10/2026

Another one from the Royal Air Museum National Archive. From a folder labeled "A Glimpse of the life in the RFC: The Central Flying School, Upavon, Wilts". No clue what the vehicle is but it looks like they are having fun. #FWW #raf #rfc #ww1

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 06/10/2026

Found this on National Archives RAF Museum page. Not labeled but pretty sure it's a Seabrook armoured lorry. #ww1 #fww #rnas #raf

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

And once again a key bit of history

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

Yeah I know it’s Friday but just not feeling very Phantomy. So instead from the nice people at the Finnish Aviation Museum Archive. U.S.N. Blue Angels F-11 Tigers Helsinki Airport 1965 #usn #aviation

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

And to confuse matters this is also a C-1

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

HC-3 recovering Astronaut M. Scott Carpenter after the Aurora 7 Flight May 1962 HC-3 is now HSC-9 and currently deployed on the U.S.S. Ford CVN-78 The helicopter is a HUS-1 Seahorse, later re-designated UH-34 #usn #nasa #aviation

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Soldier in black and white uniform to conceal him while climbing trees. He stands in front of a house camouflaged to represent a fence and trees. Company F, 24th Engineers. American University, D.C. Army Engineer Corps 14 Nov 1917

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

A nice selection from Headdance7 over on the other place #phantomfriday #phantomphriday #usn #usaf #usmc #aviation

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

Proving I really do have too much time on my hands I present to you German WW1 messenger Pigeons. Source: National Archives Records of the War Department- German Military Activities and Personnel Descriptions in alt. text Pictures cropped for clarity #birds #fww #ww1

Taking pigeons to front line in gas protection box Mar 1917

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

CH-54 Tahre helicopter airlifting an A-7 Corsair II aircraft Sheppard AFB 1986 National archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #USAF #aviation

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

CH-54 Tahre helicopter airlifting an A-7 Corsair II aircraft Sheppard AFB 1986 National archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #USAF #aviation

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Figured you might need some more Phrogs Description in alt text All pictures from National Archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #usn #usmc #aviation

Station Operations Engineering Squadron MCAS Cheery Point 1978

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Found this on in a dark corner of the internet. No info but would guess maybe Vietnam.

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Decided to do a Phrog Friday. Descriptions in alt text. Source: National Archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #usn #aviation #usmc

HMM-165 landing on U.S.S WISCONSIN (BB-64) Desert Storm

HC-11 U.S.S. Tripoli Mogadishu Somalia 1993

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Decided to do a Phrog Friday. Descriptions in alt text. Source: National Archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #usn #aviation

Romanian soldiers board a CH-46 Sea Knight helicopter for movement at the conclusion of Final Training Exercise (FTX) I COOPERATIVE OSPREY 96 Camp Lejeune

US Marines from Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force (SPMAGTF) Liberia, arrive at the US Embassy

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Decided to do a Phrog Friday. Descriptions in alt text. Source: National Archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #usn #aviation

CH-46 Sea Knight, Helicopter Combat Support Squadron 11 vertrep USS KANSAS CITY (AOR 3)

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

SSGT Roberto Quinones packs a drag chute into the rear of an F-4 Phantom II aircraft during Reforger (Coronet Rawhide) 1982 Source: National Archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #phantomfriday #phantomphriday #aviation #usaf

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71) Non-operational F-4 used for flight deck training 1987 Source: National Archives Combined Military Service Digital Photographic Files #phantomfriday #phantomphriday #aviation #usn

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Drew @drewavery.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Sea Vixen Ascension Island June 1971 Squadron 889 deployed on HMS Eagle #aviation #royalnavy

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