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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 25/05/2025

Hellenic AF/340Mira Viper down low in the Greek mountains.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 30/04/2025

Thank you, always good to catch something different and a couple of weeks in Greece certainly delivered.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 29/04/2025

Nice pic but don’t think your caption aligns with the subjects.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Don’t want the pesky enemy knowing how many C-21s they have ….. hardly a secret.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

One more from #andravida #iniochos2025 These beauties are always a pleasure to shoot and continue to look the part in today’s 4/5 Gen combat aircraft world.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

First #Iniochos for the Qatari F-15QA Ababil and what a fine looking machine it is. Happy to get those in the bank.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

Great to watch the Italians putting the Tornado through its paces this week. A fantastic workhorse with the AMI for over 40 years and looking like there’s a few years left in the old girl yet.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 01/04/2025

First shot of this visit to Greece was one of a pair of 111 Combat Wing/330 Sqn F-16C out of Nea Anchialos last Monday. Nice to see them passing through from north to south.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

Very kind, thanks. You can only shoot the conditions but some sunshine would be very welcome!!

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

I’m still here in Greece, hope the weather improves!

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

A visit to Greece for some Spring sunshine and some aviation action seemed a good idea last year. The reality is that the weather is challenging and frustrating, although the aviation when it happens just keeps the interest levels up. #Iniochos2025

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 31/03/2025

First UK jet delivered in July 2012 and we’re yet to complete delivery of the first batch ….. awesome!!

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

First UK jet delivered in July 2012 and we’ve not yet completed delivery of the first batch ….. wow.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Bell 47H-1, one of only 33 sold.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 10/03/2025

Not a fan of that tbh, a backward step imo.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 09/03/2025

801 NAS Sea Harrier FRS1 ZD614/004 pictured at Lossiemouth in December 1992, a little over ten years after the type made its combat debut in the South Atlantic.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Special thanks as always! 😂

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

Engine run with no engines fitted …. Interesting 🤔

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

February 2016 and a long road trip to NAS Fallon, Nevada to shoot USN jets at the home of the NAWDC. 166972/NA-111 F/A-18F Super Hornet VFA-22 'Fighting Redcocks' enveloped in the efflux of the departing flight lead pictured about to start its take off run.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Nice thought but completely unrealistic. Plus we don’t have any ‘AWACS’.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Fairford and RIAT 2003, a rare appearance of a Latvian AF Mi-8MTV-1 from 1 Aviation Squadron (Helicopter Flight). The following year I took my first steps into the digital world and said cheerio to K64.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Meanwhile China, India and many others give the two fingered salute to fry ups and climate change and continue to happily pump tons of crap into the air.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

A (very) late afternoon arrival for the 2024 Athens Flying Week show was this Italian AF/32 Stormo, 13 Gruppo F-35A pictured holding station at high alpha behind the Skyvan photoship.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

A look back to June 1992 and Air Tournament International held at Boscombe Down. This was a superb show with some outstanding participants including the Czech & Slovak AF with a variety of aircraft including this MiG-29 from 1 Sqn, 11 Wing then based at Zatec.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

ZJ994/AC AgustaWestland Merlin HC.3A Royal Navy pictured operating out of Okehampton Camp in May 2018 whilst supporting the Ten Tors event.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 24/02/2025

Souda Bay, ten years ago and a fabulous few days with the men and women of 340 & 343 Sqns. F-16’s a plenty, day and night ops and plenty of photo opportunities …. wonderful. Here’s a big spine 340 Sqn F-16D about to head out as part of a four ship for a night sortie.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 23/02/2025

A rare day of sunshine yesterday saw me down at Glasgow Airport for a few hours. Traffic was a little slow however an opportunity to catch old and new did present itself. Emirates Airbus A380 arriving with the 1907 Titan Clydebank dockyard crane in the background.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Hope you enjoyed the game, I think we stole that in the end.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 22/02/2025

Thanks Ian, one of those grand days that you remember for a long time.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

In early April 2014 the French Air Force held a ‘Recce Meet’ at BA118 Mont-de-Marsan. The event also provided one of the last opportunities to capture the Mirage F.1 in action, in sunshine and on home turf. F.1CR 642/118-CG pictured getting smartly airborne.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

One for #PhantomFriday before the pub lunch. Sunset was fast approaching and I had visualised the shot. Eyes closed at the right time and fingers crossed whilst panning with this JASDF/501 Hikotai RF-4E at Hyakuri Air Base (RJAH) Japan, January 2019. Thankfully I fluked a keeper!

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Thanks to @mclothier.bsky.social for the kick up the backside! One for the weekend as I’ll be busy watching the 6 Nations. Here’s a pair of Spanish AF/Ala14 Hornets inbound to KB for the 2016 Sanicole Airshow, just love the cloudscape in this shot.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

On most electric jets the computer works it out for the driver. As for the stores, highly likely that not all stations are wired for all weapons.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Many thanks and appreciate the kind words.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 21/02/2025

Well it didn’t take long for me to decide that I need to take a break from #Bluesky …. It’s currently a long scroll through the timeline to find some positivity. So for now, here’s a Typhoon FGR4 rolling out at Lossiemouth back in November 2021.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Will not happen …. Full stop.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Any info for those of us who don’t ‘do’ FB?

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Lovely. They’re proper beasts aren’t they.

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Never to be seen again ….. J-006 F-16AM R.Netherlands AF/322 Sqn, pictured returning to Leeuwarden following a Frisian Flag sortie, April 2016

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Tom Gibbons @tomg701.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

Airshow vs Operations and unlike the article I wouldn’t use the Ukraine conflict as a bench mark.

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