Leigh Collins
@leighc57.bsky.social
Time-expired specialist in submerged target elimination. Former Defence Attache Suva🌴. RAAF oral histories. Sniffer of glue and cutter of sprue. Cocker wrangler. My views.
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
two men in military uniforms are standing in a field with a plane in the background
ALT: two men in military uniforms are standing in a field with a plane in the background
media.tenor.com
December 8, 2025 at 9:12 PM
Movie you’ve watched more than six times with a gif. Hard mode: no Stars (Wars nor Trek), LOTR, or Marvel, Disney Animated or Pixar.
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It’s Sunday, so can I get an amen?
September 14, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It’s Sunday, so can I get an amen?
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apparently, yesterday was National Hummingbird Day, and it reminded me of something I saved off the other place a few years ago - someone (I’ve lost who, sorry) made this KC-135 Hummingbird feeder!
It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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September 7, 2025 at 6:50 PM
apparently, yesterday was National Hummingbird Day, and it reminded me of something I saved off the other place a few years ago - someone (I’ve lost who, sorry) made this KC-135 Hummingbird feeder!
It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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It got me thinking about a fighter-sized bird..
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#OTDIH - The Australian Government consents to No. 77 Squadron RAAF supporting UN forces in the Korean War. The squadron operated from Iwakuni air base in Japan. #KoreanWar
June 29, 2025 at 11:30 PM
#OTDIH - The Australian Government consents to No. 77 Squadron RAAF supporting UN forces in the Korean War. The squadron operated from Iwakuni air base in Japan. #KoreanWar
“…every truck and shipping container across Russia is now being stopped and searched and their drivers interrogated. This is Phase 2 of Spiderweb: Russian road and rail traffic has gone into gridlock.” PCA’s take.
'Ukraine's blue sky thinking renders Starmer's defence review obsolete'
Military historian and commentator Peter Caddick-Adams on the ongoing fallout from Ukraine's Operation Spiderweb... and what it means for the UK.
www.express.co.uk
June 6, 2025 at 4:07 AM
“…every truck and shipping container across Russia is now being stopped and searched and their drivers interrogated. This is Phase 2 of Spiderweb: Russian road and rail traffic has gone into gridlock.” PCA’s take.
Clueless…
MERZ: Tomorrow is the D Day anniversary, when the Americans ended a war in Europe
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
TRUMP: That was not a pleasant day for you? This is not a great day
MERZ: This was the liberation of my country from Nazi dictatorship
June 5, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Clueless…
Intriguing juxtaposition BlueSky.
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May 17, 2025 at 11:35 PM
Intriguing juxtaposition BlueSky.
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His page is still online too.
May 16, 2025 at 1:32 PM
His page is still online too.
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whan antony green says you've lost before 8:30 without working computers
May 3, 2025 at 10:29 AM
whan antony green says you've lost before 8:30 without working computers
Mogami FFM for Australia and now P-1 for Italy?
Italy looks to fighter friend Japan for a new maritime-patrol plane
Rome could buy the Japanese Kawasaki P-1 maritime patrol aircraft to tackle hostile submarines in the Mediterranean, a possible break from U.S. suppliers.
www.defensenews.com
March 29, 2025 at 11:10 PM
Mogami FFM for Australia and now P-1 for Italy?
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Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
March 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Just 3 hours after arriving, Vance & his wife depart Greenland. And they never even left the military base.
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
For a country as hospitable as Greenland, it is a remarkable feat to be so loathed you can’t leave the airport.
Another staggering waste of taxpayer dollars.
🇬🇱🤝🇩🇰🤝🇪🇺
(🎥 VP Press Sec)
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Pilot seriously injured as plane crashes at Avalon Airshow
Pilot seriously injured as plane crashes at Avalon Airshow
Incident on Friday at Avalon airport saw plane lose control and crash into tarmac
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A pilot has been left with serious injuries after they lost control of their plane during an aerobatics display at the Avalon Airshow and crashed into the tarmac.
Victoria police said the incident occurred on Friday at about 5.15pm on the first day of the Avalon Airshow. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
March 28, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Pilot seriously injured as plane crashes at Avalon Airshow
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The wreck of Martin Baltimore FW282 of No. 454 Squadron, RAAF, has been located off the island of Antikythera in Greece...
www.defence.gov.au/news-events/...
www.defence.gov.au/news-events/...
March 26, 2025 at 12:21 PM
The wreck of Martin Baltimore FW282 of No. 454 Squadron, RAAF, has been located off the island of Antikythera in Greece...
www.defence.gov.au/news-events/...
www.defence.gov.au/news-events/...
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Elbows up, Canada.
March 22, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Elbows up, Canada.
Jindalee for the Great White North?
March 18, 2025 at 7:25 PM
Jindalee for the Great White North?
“…the wreck had undergone "a major makeover.”
The wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, which sits in waters off the Sunshine Coast, was damaged by recent wild weather and will be closed to divers until it can be made safe.
'Awe-inspiring' cyclone damage closes shipwreck off Sunshine Coast
The wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, which sits in waters off the Sunshine Coast, was damaged by recent wild weather and will be closed to divers until it can be made safe.
www.abc.net.au
March 18, 2025 at 8:57 AM
“…the wreck had undergone "a major makeover.”
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The wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, which sits in waters off the Sunshine Coast, was damaged by recent wild weather and will be closed to divers until it can be made safe.
'Awe-inspiring' cyclone damage closes shipwreck off Sunshine Coast
The wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, which sits in waters off the Sunshine Coast, was damaged by recent wild weather and will be closed to divers until it can be made safe.
www.abc.net.au
March 18, 2025 at 8:28 AM
The wreck of the HMAS Brisbane, which sits in waters off the Sunshine Coast, was damaged by recent wild weather and will be closed to divers until it can be made safe.
Classic old school
ASW…
ASW…
" TO CATCH A SHADOW " 1969 U.S. NAVY ANTI-SUBMARINE WARFARE FILM P-3 ORION AIRCRAFT 56904
YouTube video by PeriscopeFilm
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March 4, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Classic old school
ASW…
ASW…
TC Alfred is out there. Somewhere. Heading this way.
March 4, 2025 at 1:43 AM
TC Alfred is out there. Somewhere. Heading this way.
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Perfect! Definitely a contender for “word of the year.” Another would be a “Lindsay Graham” - describing an opportunistic turncoat who coasts on his reputation as John McCain’s best pal, whilst betraying everything McCain stood for.
As of today, a new term has entered our language. A “rubio” is a spineless lump of nothing. Example: Don’t be such a rubio.
March 2, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Perfect! Definitely a contender for “word of the year.” Another would be a “Lindsay Graham” - describing an opportunistic turncoat who coasts on his reputation as John McCain’s best pal, whilst betraying everything McCain stood for.
Just launching into Helen Castor’s latest tome covering Richard II and Henry IV. Somewhat perceptive comments in the Introduction.
February 23, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Just launching into Helen Castor’s latest tome covering Richard II and Henry IV. Somewhat perceptive comments in the Introduction.
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The aircraft neither knows nor cares whether the pilot is male or female. It neither knows nor cares about their race, religion, sexuality. All the aircraft responds to is skill, knowledge and experience.
February 23, 2025 at 5:52 AM
The aircraft neither knows nor cares whether the pilot is male or female. It neither knows nor cares about their race, religion, sexuality. All the aircraft responds to is skill, knowledge and experience.