Richard Bryant
@dickie500.bsky.social
An aviation enthusiast. All genres from civil and military to historic. Also a runner and football fan.
'Theseus!
One of my highlights from RIAT 2025 was the pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force arriving for static display. Terrific stuff.
One of my highlights from RIAT 2025 was the pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force arriving for static display. Terrific stuff.
December 31, 2025 at 8:05 AM
'Theseus!
One of my highlights from RIAT 2025 was the pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force arriving for static display. Terrific stuff.
One of my highlights from RIAT 2025 was the pair of Mirage 2000-5 from 331 Squadron Hellenic Air Force arriving for static display. Terrific stuff.
Sukhoi Su-20R Fitter C (Red 4242) on static display at the Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego in Kraków, Poland. November 2025.
December 29, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Sukhoi Su-20R Fitter C (Red 4242) on static display at the Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego in Kraków, Poland. November 2025.
Fokker D.VII 4523/17 (replica) in the hanger at IWM Duxford. She wears the colors of Lt. Rudolf Stark, Jastafuhrer of Jasta 35b, who scored 11 victories during WW1. He is the author of the Wings of War, a German airman’s diary from the last year of the Great War. Duxford, August 2025.
December 23, 2025 at 8:44 AM
Fokker D.VII 4523/17 (replica) in the hanger at IWM Duxford. She wears the colors of Lt. Rudolf Stark, Jastafuhrer of Jasta 35b, who scored 11 victories during WW1. He is the author of the Wings of War, a German airman’s diary from the last year of the Great War. Duxford, August 2025.
December 21, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Vapour pouring off Air Canada’s Boeing 777 (C-FIUV) at LHR. Flight AC864 from Montreal. #aircanada #heathrowairport #boeing777
December 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
Vapour pouring off Air Canada’s Boeing 777 (C-FIUV) at LHR. Flight AC864 from Montreal. #aircanada #heathrowairport #boeing777
Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter K (3305).
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
December 15, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Sukhoi Su-22M4 Fitter K (3305).
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
The Dragon. Swedish Air Force Saab J.35J Draken, serial '10/14'.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
December 11, 2025 at 12:06 PM
The Dragon. Swedish Air Force Saab J.35J Draken, serial '10/14'.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow. November 2025.
XH897 Gloster Javelin FAW9, Imperial War Museum Duxford.
December 6, 2025 at 12:32 PM
XH897 Gloster Javelin FAW9, Imperial War Museum Duxford.
The Lisunov Li-2 T (1843902) known as the ‘Litka’ in Polish Air Force service. This example, built in early 1949, served with the PAF until 1975. During her flying career she also spent a short period with LOT (SP-DLA) in Spring 1965. Today she is displayed in the Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow.
December 5, 2025 at 7:53 AM
The Lisunov Li-2 T (1843902) known as the ‘Litka’ in Polish Air Force service. This example, built in early 1949, served with the PAF until 1975. During her flying career she also spent a short period with LOT (SP-DLA) in Spring 1965. Today she is displayed in the Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow.
The SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 30mm ADEN cannon port XX730 at Polish Air Force Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow.
November 2025. #krakow #polishairforcemuseum #SEPECATjaguargr1
November 2025. #krakow #polishairforcemuseum #SEPECATjaguargr1
November 24, 2025 at 10:03 AM
The SEPECAT Jaguar GR.1 30mm ADEN cannon port XX730 at Polish Air Force Muzeum Lotnictwa Polskiego, Krakow.
November 2025. #krakow #polishairforcemuseum #SEPECATjaguargr1
November 2025. #krakow #polishairforcemuseum #SEPECATjaguargr1
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