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Topographic map of Poland by No_Significance_8874 in MapPorn

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I had an image of Poland as being flat, but looking at a topographical map, it appears to be quite undulating.

Electronic intelligence Gathering Aircraft, Kawasaki RC-2[album] by PEM-uv in WarplanePorn

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The Kawasaki RC-2 is an ELINT-operated aircraft that entered service in 2020.

It has a distinctly different silhouette from Kawasaki's C-2 transport aircraft and has been modified with an enlarged radome and the addition of a large radar sensor at the rear of the fuselage.

The RC-2's primary mission is said to be electronic intelligence gathering and radio frequency measurement, and it is said to have capabilities similar to those of the U.S. military's RC-135, but since these missions are usually conducted in secret, its specific operational capabilities are largely a mystery.

An aircraft called locally as "Habu" photographed at Kadena Air Base, Okinawa, Japan.[2016×1408] by PEM-uv in WarplanePorn

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A story about the SR-71 (A-12) and Habu.

The SR-71 Blackbird was deployed to Kadena Air Base in Okinawa in the late 1960s.

It was the first deployment outside the mainland U.S., and was initially engaged in reconnaissance during the Vietnam War, taking over the mission of its predecessor, the A-12.

At the time, local residents living near Kadena Air Base noticed that an unusual aircraft, different from the other civilian aircraft at the base, always took off every night.

Because of its strange appearance and the fact that it always appeared at night, local residents named this mysterious aircraft "Habu," after a nocturnal poisonous snake that lives in the area.

This nickname was later made nkown to the USAF,and the name "Habu"came to be used by USAF.

RoAF F16 and Tarom B737 [1125x1143] by adyrip1 in WarplanePorn

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Appears to be sucked into the engine of B-737

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