Richard Bryant
@dickie500.bsky.social
An aviation enthusiast. All genres from civil and military to historic. Also a runner and football fan.
The sole surviving PZL P.11 aircraft on display at the wonderful Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego.
Considered the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world at the beginning of the 1930’s. The PZL P.11 served with the Polish Air Force. A real gem of an exhibit.
#MuzeumLotnictwaPolskiego, #Krakow,
Considered the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world at the beginning of the 1930’s. The PZL P.11 served with the Polish Air Force. A real gem of an exhibit.
#MuzeumLotnictwaPolskiego, #Krakow,
November 11, 2025 at 8:32 AM
The sole surviving PZL P.11 aircraft on display at the wonderful Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego.
Considered the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world at the beginning of the 1930’s. The PZL P.11 served with the Polish Air Force. A real gem of an exhibit.
#MuzeumLotnictwaPolskiego, #Krakow,
Considered the most advanced fighter aircraft in the world at the beginning of the 1930’s. The PZL P.11 served with the Polish Air Force. A real gem of an exhibit.
#MuzeumLotnictwaPolskiego, #Krakow,
Tiger Tiger!
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM Mongol B 9349 wearing a white Tiger scheme. 3rd Tactical Aviation Squadron, Polish Air Force.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow,
November 2025.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM Mongol B 9349 wearing a white Tiger scheme. 3rd Tactical Aviation Squadron, Polish Air Force.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow,
November 2025.
November 10, 2025 at 5:57 AM
Tiger Tiger!
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM Mongol B 9349 wearing a white Tiger scheme. 3rd Tactical Aviation Squadron, Polish Air Force.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow,
November 2025.
Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21UM Mongol B 9349 wearing a white Tiger scheme. 3rd Tactical Aviation Squadron, Polish Air Force.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow,
November 2025.
October 23, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Grumman F4F Wildcat G-KINL at IWM Duxford.
Her wartime experience can be traced to 1941 with 805 NAS. She joined Shuttleworth in 2012. In 2016 she was sold and moved to ARCo to restore to flying condition. In 2023 she needed to be rebuilt again. Today she appears in Fleet Air Arm desert camouflage.
Her wartime experience can be traced to 1941 with 805 NAS. She joined Shuttleworth in 2012. In 2016 she was sold and moved to ARCo to restore to flying condition. In 2023 she needed to be rebuilt again. Today she appears in Fleet Air Arm desert camouflage.
October 9, 2025 at 2:38 PM
Grumman F4F Wildcat G-KINL at IWM Duxford.
Her wartime experience can be traced to 1941 with 805 NAS. She joined Shuttleworth in 2012. In 2016 she was sold and moved to ARCo to restore to flying condition. In 2023 she needed to be rebuilt again. Today she appears in Fleet Air Arm desert camouflage.
Her wartime experience can be traced to 1941 with 805 NAS. She joined Shuttleworth in 2012. In 2016 she was sold and moved to ARCo to restore to flying condition. In 2023 she needed to be rebuilt again. Today she appears in Fleet Air Arm desert camouflage.
October 7, 2025 at 6:19 AM
October 1, 2025 at 10:32 AM
V9723 Westland Lysander IIIA MA-B. She is with the Fighter Collection at IWM Duxford undergoing restoration.
Ex Sabena Old Timers Foundation Lysander.
Ex Sabena Old Timers Foundation Lysander.
September 5, 2025 at 6:33 AM
V9723 Westland Lysander IIIA MA-B. She is with the Fighter Collection at IWM Duxford undergoing restoration.
Ex Sabena Old Timers Foundation Lysander.
Ex Sabena Old Timers Foundation Lysander.
Supermarine Spitfire 1a P7308 / XR-D at IWM Duxford.
3rd September 2025
3rd September 2025
September 4, 2025 at 8:36 AM
Supermarine Spitfire 1a P7308 / XR-D at IWM Duxford.
3rd September 2025
3rd September 2025
September 2, 2025 at 9:09 AM
The Bell AH-1S Cobra from the HeliCzech’s Cobra Demo Team hover taxis between parking spots at IWM Duxford. This was on the Friday ahead of their display at the Duxford Summer Airshow. My first time catching a Bell AH-1S Cobra in flight. #heliczech
August 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
The Bell AH-1S Cobra from the HeliCzech’s Cobra Demo Team hover taxis between parking spots at IWM Duxford. This was on the Friday ahead of their display at the Duxford Summer Airshow. My first time catching a Bell AH-1S Cobra in flight. #heliczech
BAe Nimrod MR2 XV250
Image taken on iPhone at Yorkshire Air Museum.
#riat23 #militaryaircraft #planespotters #avgeek #nimrod #raf #kinloss #relentlesspursuit #yorkshireairmuseum
Image taken on iPhone at Yorkshire Air Museum.
#riat23 #militaryaircraft #planespotters #avgeek #nimrod #raf #kinloss #relentlesspursuit #yorkshireairmuseum
August 28, 2025 at 10:24 PM
BAe Nimrod MR2 XV250
Image taken on iPhone at Yorkshire Air Museum.
#riat23 #militaryaircraft #planespotters #avgeek #nimrod #raf #kinloss #relentlesspursuit #yorkshireairmuseum
Image taken on iPhone at Yorkshire Air Museum.
#riat23 #militaryaircraft #planespotters #avgeek #nimrod #raf #kinloss #relentlesspursuit #yorkshireairmuseum
Handley Page Victor K.2 XL231
A visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum to see XL231 in her new scheme. She now wears a Cold War camouflage scheme, with a pattern of grey, green, and white.
XL231 joined RAF on 1 Feb 1962, serving in the Falklands War and Gulf War. In 1993 she retired to YAM.
A visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum to see XL231 in her new scheme. She now wears a Cold War camouflage scheme, with a pattern of grey, green, and white.
XL231 joined RAF on 1 Feb 1962, serving in the Falklands War and Gulf War. In 1993 she retired to YAM.
August 24, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Handley Page Victor K.2 XL231
A visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum to see XL231 in her new scheme. She now wears a Cold War camouflage scheme, with a pattern of grey, green, and white.
XL231 joined RAF on 1 Feb 1962, serving in the Falklands War and Gulf War. In 1993 she retired to YAM.
A visit to the Yorkshire Air Museum to see XL231 in her new scheme. She now wears a Cold War camouflage scheme, with a pattern of grey, green, and white.
XL231 joined RAF on 1 Feb 1962, serving in the Falklands War and Gulf War. In 1993 she retired to YAM.
August 20, 2025 at 5:36 AM
Lockheed / Canadair Silver Star CT-133 21417 at Yorkshire Air Museum.
Delivered in 1954 she joined 4 Advanced Flying School RCAF Station MacDonald on 16 Apr 1956. She went on to serve with various RCAF units, before moving to storage in 1974. She joined YAM in 1993.
08.2025
Delivered in 1954 she joined 4 Advanced Flying School RCAF Station MacDonald on 16 Apr 1956. She went on to serve with various RCAF units, before moving to storage in 1974. She joined YAM in 1993.
08.2025
August 17, 2025 at 12:43 PM
Lockheed / Canadair Silver Star CT-133 21417 at Yorkshire Air Museum.
Delivered in 1954 she joined 4 Advanced Flying School RCAF Station MacDonald on 16 Apr 1956. She went on to serve with various RCAF units, before moving to storage in 1974. She joined YAM in 1993.
08.2025
Delivered in 1954 she joined 4 Advanced Flying School RCAF Station MacDonald on 16 Apr 1956. She went on to serve with various RCAF units, before moving to storage in 1974. She joined YAM in 1993.
08.2025
Gatwick Aviation Museums impressive Avro Shackleton MR.3 WR982. #growler #avroshackeltonmk3 #gatwickaviationmuseum
August 6, 2025 at 7:24 AM
Gatwick Aviation Museums impressive Avro Shackleton MR.3 WR982. #growler #avroshackeltonmk3 #gatwickaviationmuseum
85 years ago the Battle of Britain was taking place. The RAF museum in London have examples of a Heinkel HE111 and Stuka Ju-87 on display. Both types involved in the battle. This museum is well worth a visit to see its huge collection of aircraft and aviation related artefacts. #rafmuseum #hendon
August 5, 2025 at 7:12 AM
85 years ago the Battle of Britain was taking place. The RAF museum in London have examples of a Heinkel HE111 and Stuka Ju-87 on display. Both types involved in the battle. This museum is well worth a visit to see its huge collection of aircraft and aviation related artefacts. #rafmuseum #hendon
The sound of Avons. English Electric Lightning F.53 (53-671) running her engines at Gatwick Aviation Museum on 24.5.25.
The museums next Avro Shackleton and EE Lightning engine runs will be on Saturday 13th September. Check out their website for further details and to book tickets. www.gamc.org.uk
The museums next Avro Shackleton and EE Lightning engine runs will be on Saturday 13th September. Check out their website for further details and to book tickets. www.gamc.org.uk
August 4, 2025 at 6:52 AM
The sound of Avons. English Electric Lightning F.53 (53-671) running her engines at Gatwick Aviation Museum on 24.5.25.
The museums next Avro Shackleton and EE Lightning engine runs will be on Saturday 13th September. Check out their website for further details and to book tickets. www.gamc.org.uk
The museums next Avro Shackleton and EE Lightning engine runs will be on Saturday 13th September. Check out their website for further details and to book tickets. www.gamc.org.uk
My first time seeing an Antonov An-74T-200 tactical transport.
Named “Coaler,” she is a rare aircraft to see in Europe. The Egyptian Air Force 533rd Squadron operate three of these aircraft, bringing one for static display at #riat25. She was one of my highlights with a striking desert camouflage.
Named “Coaler,” she is a rare aircraft to see in Europe. The Egyptian Air Force 533rd Squadron operate three of these aircraft, bringing one for static display at #riat25. She was one of my highlights with a striking desert camouflage.
August 3, 2025 at 6:48 AM
My first time seeing an Antonov An-74T-200 tactical transport.
Named “Coaler,” she is a rare aircraft to see in Europe. The Egyptian Air Force 533rd Squadron operate three of these aircraft, bringing one for static display at #riat25. She was one of my highlights with a striking desert camouflage.
Named “Coaler,” she is a rare aircraft to see in Europe. The Egyptian Air Force 533rd Squadron operate three of these aircraft, bringing one for static display at #riat25. She was one of my highlights with a striking desert camouflage.
‘Theseus’.
A pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force at RIAT 2025.
A pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force at RIAT 2025.
August 1, 2025 at 10:35 PM
‘Theseus’.
A pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force at RIAT 2025.
A pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force at RIAT 2025.
Glowing Red! A Qatar Airways Dreamliner about yo land at London Gatwick. April 2025. #qatarairways #boeing787
July 31, 2025 at 5:00 AM
Glowing Red! A Qatar Airways Dreamliner about yo land at London Gatwick. April 2025. #qatarairways #boeing787
Super Jumbo. British Airways Airbus A380 departs London Heathrow. G-XLED. #britishairways
July 27, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Super Jumbo. British Airways Airbus A380 departs London Heathrow. G-XLED. #britishairways
With RIAT 2025 just days away here is one image from 2023. The impressive Royal Saudi Air Force Airbus A330-202MRTT from 24 Squadron: #riat
July 14, 2025 at 11:21 AM
With RIAT 2025 just days away here is one image from 2023. The impressive Royal Saudi Air Force Airbus A330-202MRTT from 24 Squadron: #riat
With RIAT 25 a week away I am looking back at my images from previous years. One of my highlights from 2023 was spotting the Italian Navy's Harrier AV-8B and TAV-8B. These Grottaglie-based aircraft, operated by the Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati, were a fantastic addition to the static display. #riat
July 7, 2025 at 7:23 AM
With RIAT 25 a week away I am looking back at my images from previous years. One of my highlights from 2023 was spotting the Italian Navy's Harrier AV-8B and TAV-8B. These Grottaglie-based aircraft, operated by the Gruppo Aerei Imbarcati, were a fantastic addition to the static display. #riat
The famous de Havilland Comet 4 (G-APDB) at IWM Duxford. In 1958 she made history as the first jet aircraft to fly a scheduled passenger service between New York and London, crossing in a record time of 6:12mins. After her flying career she joined the British Airliner Collection at Duxford in 1974.
July 4, 2025 at 7:57 AM
The famous de Havilland Comet 4 (G-APDB) at IWM Duxford. In 1958 she made history as the first jet aircraft to fly a scheduled passenger service between New York and London, crossing in a record time of 6:12mins. After her flying career she joined the British Airliner Collection at Duxford in 1974.
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB, serial number BE505, which is painted in the markings of "XP-L". This particular aircraft is notable as the world's only two-seat Hurricane. She flew and was shot down during the Dieppe raid, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. Bryce Watson. #hawkerhurricane
June 30, 2025 at 7:06 AM
Hawker Hurricane Mk IIB, serial number BE505, which is painted in the markings of "XP-L". This particular aircraft is notable as the world's only two-seat Hurricane. She flew and was shot down during the Dieppe raid, piloted by Flight Sergeant C. Bryce Watson. #hawkerhurricane