PhilthyAvnurd
@philthyavnurd.bsky.social
Air traffic controller, pilot, aircraft owner, aviation historian & photographer, family-man - all strictly amateur.
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Yesterday James Robert David Jefferies and I had a fantastic chat about our paper for @avculturesconf.bsky.social 'Print the Legend' free webinar 'Searchlight'. Despite being on opposite sides of the globe, we were on the same page! See more, join us! Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p...
January 28, 2026 at 1:03 AM
Yesterday James Robert David Jefferies and I had a fantastic chat about our paper for @avculturesconf.bsky.social 'Print the Legend' free webinar 'Searchlight'. Despite being on opposite sides of the globe, we were on the same page! See more, join us! Details: aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p...
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
January 27, 2026 at 5:36 AM
Downfall Bovino Edition. You're welcome.
Anybody know what this avionics module is or what it’s from? Found in the mountains in France: Amplifier type A608/C made in England by Ultra Electric Ltd.
January 27, 2026 at 6:36 AM
Anybody know what this avionics module is or what it’s from? Found in the mountains in France: Amplifier type A608/C made in England by Ultra Electric Ltd.
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
For our next presenter profile the Aviation Cultures team are thrilled to welcome Ian Castle to Print the Legend. His presentation is titled "Will the real Von Buttlar please stand up?"
Register here: unisq.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Aviation #Zepplins #AviationCulture
Register here: unisq.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Aviation #Zepplins #AviationCulture
January 27, 2026 at 4:36 AM
For our next presenter profile the Aviation Cultures team are thrilled to welcome Ian Castle to Print the Legend. His presentation is titled "Will the real Von Buttlar please stand up?"
Register here: unisq.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Aviation #Zepplins #AviationCulture
Register here: unisq.zoom.us/webinar/regi...
#Aviation #Zepplins #AviationCulture
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Bessie Coleman 1st African-American woman to hold pilot license, earned 1921 @ Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in France as US wouldn't train Black women. Became high-profile pilot in dangerous air shows in US, nicknamed Queen Bess. b. #OTD 26 Jan 1892 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_...
January 26, 2026 at 9:08 AM
Bessie Coleman 1st African-American woman to hold pilot license, earned 1921 @ Fédération Aéronautique Internationale in France as US wouldn't train Black women. Became high-profile pilot in dangerous air shows in US, nicknamed Queen Bess. b. #OTD 26 Jan 1892 en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bessie_...
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
The Call for Papers for the full AvCultures Mk VIII conference has been extended to 5 Feb! So you can still submit your paper and join us in person in Kelowna Canada at the Centre for Excellence, or online, in June. -JDK
The entry form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The entry form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 25, 2026 at 1:02 AM
The Call for Papers for the full AvCultures Mk VIII conference has been extended to 5 Feb! So you can still submit your paper and join us in person in Kelowna Canada at the Centre for Excellence, or online, in June. -JDK
The entry form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The entry form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Don't miss it! It's free to attend our Print the Legend Spotlight event on 27-28 Feb online, and we have the full conference, in person in Kelowna, BC Canada and also online, so do join us!
We are still accepting papers for the AvCultures Conference in June, for details, see below!
We are still accepting papers for the AvCultures Conference in June, for details, see below!
The Call for Papers for the full AvCultures Mk VIII conference has been extended to 5 Feb! So you can still submit your paper and join us in person in Kelowna Canada at the Centre for Excellence, or online, in June. -JDK
The entry form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
The entry form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
January 25, 2026 at 2:22 AM
Don't miss it! It's free to attend our Print the Legend Spotlight event on 27-28 Feb online, and we have the full conference, in person in Kelowna, BC Canada and also online, so do join us!
We are still accepting papers for the AvCultures Conference in June, for details, see below!
We are still accepting papers for the AvCultures Conference in June, for details, see below!
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Apparently people are surprised that a man whose only friends on the world stage are a KGB agent & a North Korean Stalinist planned to unleash a murderous secret police on his population.
Looking back, there were signs.
Looking back, there were signs.
January 24, 2026 at 6:23 PM
Apparently people are surprised that a man whose only friends on the world stage are a KGB agent & a North Korean Stalinist planned to unleash a murderous secret police on his population.
Looking back, there were signs.
Looking back, there were signs.
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
The first MC-55A Peregrine landed at RAAF Edinburgh this week - and isn’t it gorgeous?!
Having been involved with this capability since the requirements stage, it’s so good to finally see it in Australia and in 10 Squadron’s hands!
📸 Nathan Rundle
Having been involved with this capability since the requirements stage, it’s so good to finally see it in Australia and in 10 Squadron’s hands!
📸 Nathan Rundle
January 23, 2026 at 8:59 PM
The first MC-55A Peregrine landed at RAAF Edinburgh this week - and isn’t it gorgeous?!
Having been involved with this capability since the requirements stage, it’s so good to finally see it in Australia and in 10 Squadron’s hands!
📸 Nathan Rundle
Having been involved with this capability since the requirements stage, it’s so good to finally see it in Australia and in 10 Squadron’s hands!
📸 Nathan Rundle
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Sign up for this folks!
Everything Aviation Cultures does is wizard, it's global, and it's free! @jamesjhistory.bsky.social @jdkightly.bsky.social @kristenauthor.bsky.social
Everything Aviation Cultures does is wizard, it's global, and it's free! @jamesjhistory.bsky.social @jdkightly.bsky.social @kristenauthor.bsky.social
January 22, 2026 at 8:23 AM
Sign up for this folks!
Everything Aviation Cultures does is wizard, it's global, and it's free! @jamesjhistory.bsky.social @jdkightly.bsky.social @kristenauthor.bsky.social
Everything Aviation Cultures does is wizard, it's global, and it's free! @jamesjhistory.bsky.social @jdkightly.bsky.social @kristenauthor.bsky.social
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Another of the presenters in Print the Legend (aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p...) will be Dr Amanda Laugesen, presenting “Flying War Stories: Australian Aviation War Memoirs, Publishing, and the Evolution of the Genre”.
>
>
Print the Legend – Aviation Cultures
aviationcultures.org
January 23, 2026 at 1:06 AM
Another of the presenters in Print the Legend (aviationcultures.org/spotlights/p...) will be Dr Amanda Laugesen, presenting “Flying War Stories: Australian Aviation War Memoirs, Publishing, and the Evolution of the Genre”.
>
>
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
At Airminded: Print the Legend: the Red Baron and friends
Print the Legend: the Red Baron and friends
Registrations are now open for Print the Legend, the next Aviation Cultures Spotlight event, which will be held online across 27 and 28 February 2026 (Australian Eastern Daylight Time; correct for you...
airminded.org
January 22, 2026 at 1:17 AM
At Airminded: Print the Legend: the Red Baron and friends
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
In the first presenter profile for Print the Legend, (27-28 February - register here: unisq.zoom.us/webinar/regi... ) we are thrilled to welcome backour old friend Guillaume de Syon. Guillaume’s presentation is titled “Hot Air Stories? Figuring out the “real” Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin”.
>
>
Welcome! You are invited to join a webinar: Aviation Cultures Searchlight: Print the Legend. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the webinar.
Please join us as scholars, historians, biographers, practitioners and enthusiasts to explore the fascinating intersection of fact and fiction in aviation history. Inspired by the iconic quote, “When ...
unisq.zoom.us
January 22, 2026 at 1:22 AM
In the first presenter profile for Print the Legend, (27-28 February - register here: unisq.zoom.us/webinar/regi... ) we are thrilled to welcome backour old friend Guillaume de Syon. Guillaume’s presentation is titled “Hot Air Stories? Figuring out the “real” Count Ferdinand von Zeppelin”.
>
>
The Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach is looking for a Senior Curator. Anyone interested is encouraged to contact the CEO directly at ceo@qfom.com.au for further information or an informal discussion.
January 21, 2026 at 10:22 AM
The Qantas Founders Museum in Longreach is looking for a Senior Curator. Anyone interested is encouraged to contact the CEO directly at ceo@qfom.com.au for further information or an informal discussion.
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
After 9/11, 43 Danish soldiers died fighting in Afghanistan. Trump's attempt to steal Greenland, his threats of war against Denmark, his temper tantrum over the Nobel Prize, it's all too disgusting for words.
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Trump links Greenland threat to Nobel Peace Prize snub, EU prepares to retaliate
He said he no longer thought "purely of Peace" as the row over the island threatened to reignite a trade war with Europe.
www.reuters.com
January 20, 2026 at 3:32 AM
After 9/11, 43 Danish soldiers died fighting in Afghanistan. Trump's attempt to steal Greenland, his threats of war against Denmark, his temper tantrum over the Nobel Prize, it's all too disgusting for words.
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Congress must reign in this mad king—before it's too late. www.reuters.com/world/europe...
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Session plan is here:
3>
3>
January 20, 2026 at 5:06 AM
Session plan is here:
3>
3>
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
DO YOU HAVE ANY TROPHIES OR AWARDS I CAN HAVE?
January 17, 2026 at 1:59 AM
DO YOU HAVE ANY TROPHIES OR AWARDS I CAN HAVE?
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
For #FridayReads, May I suggest The Vintage Aviation Echo’s ( @vintageavecho.bsky.social ) new Vol II?
As well as a range of other splendid articles, it has my feature on the Martin Mars saga, that goes in many unexpected directions, inc from Mary Pickford to Typhoon Freda.
Details: www.vaemag.com
As well as a range of other splendid articles, it has my feature on the Martin Mars saga, that goes in many unexpected directions, inc from Mary Pickford to Typhoon Freda.
Details: www.vaemag.com
January 16, 2026 at 10:34 AM
For #FridayReads, May I suggest The Vintage Aviation Echo’s ( @vintageavecho.bsky.social ) new Vol II?
As well as a range of other splendid articles, it has my feature on the Martin Mars saga, that goes in many unexpected directions, inc from Mary Pickford to Typhoon Freda.
Details: www.vaemag.com
As well as a range of other splendid articles, it has my feature on the Martin Mars saga, that goes in many unexpected directions, inc from Mary Pickford to Typhoon Freda.
Details: www.vaemag.com
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
@airminded.org FYI the SLNSW is aviation posting, and I think this early pilot attained flight through the lift provided by her jacket lapels
flic.kr/p/2rRnqau
flic.kr/p/2rRnqau
Aviator May Bradford, Sydney, 17 December 1936
May Bradford. Brisbane to Adelaide Air Race, Sydney, 17 December 1936, vintage film negative, State Library of New South Wales, ON 388/Box 073/Item 144 collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1xqG2EeY/NekJj6Q...
flic.kr
January 12, 2026 at 3:52 AM
@airminded.org FYI the SLNSW is aviation posting, and I think this early pilot attained flight through the lift provided by her jacket lapels
flic.kr/p/2rRnqau
flic.kr/p/2rRnqau
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Review by @philthyavnurd.bsky.social of Ian Campbell, Relentless Skies: The Most Efficient Airman, vol 1 of a new biography of Don Bennett
Relentless Skies: The Most Efficient Airman – Ian Campbell
This year has not been kind in allowing me time to write reviews, let alone get some quality reading done. Aircrew Book Review is what led m...
aircrewbookreview.blogspot.com
December 29, 2025 at 12:05 AM
Review by @philthyavnurd.bsky.social of Ian Campbell, Relentless Skies: The Most Efficient Airman, vol 1 of a new biography of Don Bennett
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
"Hangar Y" is the world's first airship hangar and one of the oldest buildings dedicated to aeronautics.
Built in 1878, it served as a storage facility for the Air Museum from 1921 to 1973, before the museum moved to Le Bourget.
It was completely restored in 2023.
Built in 1878, it served as a storage facility for the Air Museum from 1921 to 1973, before the museum moved to Le Bourget.
It was completely restored in 2023.
December 13, 2025 at 11:56 AM
"Hangar Y" is the world's first airship hangar and one of the oldest buildings dedicated to aeronautics.
Built in 1878, it served as a storage facility for the Air Museum from 1921 to 1973, before the museum moved to Le Bourget.
It was completely restored in 2023.
Built in 1878, it served as a storage facility for the Air Museum from 1921 to 1973, before the museum moved to Le Bourget.
It was completely restored in 2023.
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
A good view of the Antarctic coast for #LA805 to Melbourne today. Today’s flight traveling south of -70° latitude. www.flightradar24.com/LAN805/3d645...
December 6, 2025 at 11:53 AM
A good view of the Antarctic coast for #LA805 to Melbourne today. Today’s flight traveling south of -70° latitude. www.flightradar24.com/LAN805/3d645...
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
November 22, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Massive shoutout out to whoever handles the Royal Canadian Air Force’s social media account. They responded to every single comment on their already very solid Trans Day of Remembrance post and they responded like this…
Reposted by PhilthyAvnurd
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.
November 21, 2025 at 3:01 AM
Insane but true fact: making US roads as safe as Canadian, Australian, or European roads would save more lives than eliminating murder from the US.