Hush-Kit aviation news, history & satire
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alternative aviation blog: news, satire & history from 25K feet. I am human & I need Tupolevs. https://hushkit.substack.com our massive blog hushkit.net
A stroll around a Crusader
November 10, 2025 at 9:29 AM
A stroll around a Crusader
I ❤️ Panthers
November 8, 2025 at 10:55 AM
I ❤️ Panthers
Eurofighter Typhoon enjoying a purple patch — a late starter, like Jarvis Cocker. Took a while to arrive, but when it did, it stole the show. 🎶✈️ #Eurofighter #JarvisCocker #LateBloomer
October 27, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Eurofighter Typhoon enjoying a purple patch — a late starter, like Jarvis Cocker. Took a while to arrive, but when it did, it stole the show. 🎶✈️ #Eurofighter #JarvisCocker #LateBloomer
82 years ago today Flt Lt Peter Isaacson flew a Lancaster under Sydney Harbour Bridge
October 22, 2025 at 12:53 PM
82 years ago today Flt Lt Peter Isaacson flew a Lancaster under Sydney Harbour Bridge
NON PLANE MESSAGE: I'll be giving a talk tomorrow in London on The Cramps and then showing Cramps videos. Be there or be square.
October 22, 2025 at 10:18 AM
NON PLANE MESSAGE: I'll be giving a talk tomorrow in London on The Cramps and then showing Cramps videos. Be there or be square.
10 copies of The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes have dropped. 1 has been ordered. I'm going to make a delivery run tomorrow. The cost is £28 +P&P. Please hurry, as will sell fast & I'll be heading to a pub quiz in 1 hour and won't be checking emails. Signing available 4 no extra cost
October 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
10 copies of The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes have dropped. 1 has been ordered. I'm going to make a delivery run tomorrow. The cost is £28 +P&P. Please hurry, as will sell fast & I'll be heading to a pub quiz in 1 hour and won't be checking emails. Signing available 4 no extra cost
To those who say Blackburn never made a decent plane. 71% of all the magnificant Swordfish were made by Blackburn.
October 21, 2025 at 11:32 AM
To those who say Blackburn never made a decent plane. 71% of all the magnificant Swordfish were made by Blackburn.
Night all! Credit (Peter Kelly)
October 20, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Night all! Credit (Peter Kelly)
10 other wooden wonders: hushkit.substack.com/p/10-wooden-...
October 18, 2025 at 4:40 PM
10 other wooden wonders: hushkit.substack.com/p/10-wooden-...
Night all
October 17, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Night all
Look after your mental well being
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Look after your mental well being
As an experiment, I'm going to do a really quick flash sale here on BlueSky. Contact me before I delete this message, and you can get the SUPERB Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes for £25 (RRP £35.00) (+P&P) which is a rather lovely discount, so hurry before my mood changes
October 15, 2025 at 1:34 PM
As an experiment, I'm going to do a really quick flash sale here on BlueSky. Contact me before I delete this message, and you can get the SUPERB Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes for £25 (RRP £35.00) (+P&P) which is a rather lovely discount, so hurry before my mood changes
Let's share an unpublished photo on the internet for the first time! My grandad took this photo of a Gnat
October 13, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Let's share an unpublished photo on the internet for the first time! My grandad took this photo of a Gnat
With seemingly unlimited funding, the Cold War gave rise to a freaky menagerie of exciting warplanes, some charismatic, utterly daft or downright evil. Here are 10 cool (or utterly batshit) Cold War planes: hushkit.substack.com/p/insanely-c...
October 11, 2025 at 9:47 AM
With seemingly unlimited funding, the Cold War gave rise to a freaky menagerie of exciting warplanes, some charismatic, utterly daft or downright evil. Here are 10 cool (or utterly batshit) Cold War planes: hushkit.substack.com/p/insanely-c...
Stay weird! Night all.
October 9, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Stay weird! Night all.
I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated (Corsair edition of this tweet)
October 8, 2025 at 7:53 PM
I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated (Corsair edition of this tweet)
I'm doing the Top 10 folding wings based on your votes. Share your favourite (can be ANY aircraft) below (ideally with a photo and a reason for your choice)
October 8, 2025 at 9:23 AM
I'm doing the Top 10 folding wings based on your votes. Share your favourite (can be ANY aircraft) below (ideally with a photo and a reason for your choice)
I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated
October 8, 2025 at 8:59 AM
I want to grow on here. If you enjoy what I (and we) do, please do recommend us. Much appreciated
Use discount code LASERMANGO15 for 15% discount on The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes if you order via Substack or my social channels before 12 October 2025.
October 7, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Use discount code LASERMANGO15 for 15% discount on The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes if you order via Substack or my social channels before 12 October 2025.
This offer closes at midnight UK time (or sooner if I go to bed), so grab it while you can. Comment below this to order.
September 26, 2025 at 7:49 PM
This offer closes at midnight UK time (or sooner if I go to bed), so grab it while you can. Comment below this to order.
FRIDAY SKYFLASH SALE: OFFER ENDS AT MIDNIGHT!
£20 for The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes (RRP £35.00) GET IN THERE FAST! Order below and I'll message you
£20 for The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes (RRP £35.00) GET IN THERE FAST! Order below and I'll message you
September 26, 2025 at 3:51 PM
FRIDAY SKYFLASH SALE: OFFER ENDS AT MIDNIGHT!
£20 for The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes (RRP £35.00) GET IN THERE FAST! Order below and I'll message you
£20 for The Hush-Kit Book of Warplanes (RRP £35.00) GET IN THERE FAST! Order below and I'll message you
Publishers putting a new cover on the Alfred Price Spitfire Story, and me buying my 6th copy, thinking it's a different book
September 26, 2025 at 8:55 AM
Publishers putting a new cover on the Alfred Price Spitfire Story, and me buying my 6th copy, thinking it's a different book
Recent research by historians reveals it was the Bristol Type 133 that ate all the pies
September 25, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Recent research by historians reveals it was the Bristol Type 133 that ate all the pies
100 years ago this week my great grandad was banned from America for being too dangerous. An interesting story
September 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
100 years ago this week my great grandad was banned from America for being too dangerous. An interesting story