Going Retro

Throwback moments mostly in pictures.

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Just an Eagle doing Eagle things on a blue sky day. 🦅🦅💪💪😬😬 Not everyday we get to see some aerobatics - unrestricted climb and going inverted. 👏👏👍👍 #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #F15SG #Mudhen #Boeing #StrikeEagle #149SQN #Shikra #Steadfast #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #Singapore #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqU7ySNv5wc/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Seahawk skirting the shoreline on its return to base. #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #instagood #123SQN #S70B #Seahawk #Sikorsky #SwiftandPrecise #Helicopters #Singapore #avgeek #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CqIDpMMv09r/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Classic F16C and D back to back two-ship return combo. #MotivationMonday #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #MilitaryGeek #FighterPlanes #instagood #LockheedMartin #F16FightingFalcon #F16D #Viper #140SQN #Osprey #StandFirminDefence #143SQN #Phoenix #WeDare #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #Singapore #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cp_0Hm8v3x2/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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All weather warriors. French Navy (@marinenationale) Rafale Ms launching together with @thersaf F-15SGs in rainy conditions for joint dissimilar air combat training in late January. #Throwback #MarineNationale #FrenchNavy #RASTABAN #TheRSAF #AboveAll #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #Dassault #RafaleM #Airbus #Boeing #F15SG #StrikeEagle #149SQN #Shikra #France #Singapore #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpccA3gPIKl/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Always an awe-inspiring sight: A muscular Eagle taking flight! 🦅🦅💪💪 #FighterFriday #TGIF #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #F15SG #Mudhen #Boeing #StrikeEagle #149SQN #Shikra #Steadfast #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #Singapore #TGIF #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CpUkiqZvr9f/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Fly Navy. Fly SQ. Both are a great way to fly! 🇫🇷🇫🇷🇸🇬🇸🇬 Surprise 2-in-1 catch with inbound French Navy Rafale M (@marinenationale) and an outbound Singapore Airlines flight. The Rafale M fighter jets embarked on the carrier Charles de Gaulle recently made their longest force projection flying 4,000km from the Indian Ocean to Singapore under the banner of RASTABAN Manoeuvre 2023. The three Rafale M fighters then conducted joint dissimilar air exercises with @thersaf. #MarineNationale #RASTABAN #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #instagood #Dassault #RafaleM #Airbus #France #Singapore #TGIF #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/ComRY_1vX5K/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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H225M Medium-Lift Helicopter out and about in the evening. Since the start of their delivery in the first half of 2021, the H225Ms have progressively replaced the Super Pumas/Cougars. They are now pretty much the workhorse for heli ops with Full Operational Capability close to being achieved. My ears are now tuned to the buzz of H225Ms. 😆😅😬 #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #instagood #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #MilitaryGeek #Airbus #H225M #Cougar #125SQN #126SQN #Starling #Rescue10 #ThatOthersMayLive #SAR #CSAR #SwiftinSupport #ReadyandAble #Helicopters #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoiwMXXhCNB/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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February 7th, 1998. Wedding pictures on the day we said our vows before Almighty God, family and friends that we will take hold of each other as husband and wife, for better, for worse, for richer, for poorer, in sickness and in health, to love and to cherish, until death do us part. What does this silver jubilee (25th anniversary) mean to us? It just means we keep going through the seasons in life to make our marriage work the way God intended for it - a reflection of His love for all of us and His Church. As God has blessed us so much, we know we are called to share those blessings with others. It has not been an easy journey. Do we fight? Of course we do! But we hold on to each other for dear life and we work through the issues because that’s exactly what our Heavenly Father expects of us and He’d do far more for us. As a true blue ACS boy, I will say unashamedly, for our marriage, The Best is Yet to Be. To God be the Glory. “Many waters cannot quench love, neither can floods drown it.” ‭‭- Song of Solomon‬ ‭8‬:‭7‬ ‭ESV‬‬ #SilverJubilee #WeddingAnniversary #Grateful #ilovemywife #25thWeddingAnniversary #ilovemyfamily #TBIYTB #TGBTG #BetterTogether #sgfamily #Singapore #TheJoyofMarriage #7Feb1998 (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoVcq_XyOGOopS9XrJsiiTUADhjuBeZX8jsjmg0/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Greyhound on the loose in the morning sun! Glad to have caught the veritable C-2A(R) Greyhound, Carrier Onboard Delivery (COD) aircraft on its last cruise with the carrier USS Nimitz before retirement at the end of this year. For close to 40 years, these Greyhounds from VRC-30, the Providers, have rendered sterling service as the crucial transport and logistics platform in support of carrier operations. They are a welcome sight out at sea for many a sailor. Just like the bright sun rays that burst forth with the winged-horse that provides help and relief in the time of need that’s depicted on their squadron patch - Providers surely. As they run down the clock on flying time, soon it will be full blown Osprey season. 👍👍💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸 #AviationGeek #MilitaryEnthusiast #MilitaryAviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #ShipSpotter #USNavy #USN #USPacificFleet #7thFleet #Grumman #C2AGreyhound #VRC30 #Providers #CVW17 #CSG11 #CVN68 #USSNimitz #UncleChester #OldSalt #TeamworkATradition #Singapore #USA #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CoQ4SpKPF2I/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Here’s a post on a recent RTAF visitor for Thailand’s Children’s Day weekend - Sukhsant wan dek 🙏🇹🇭 Having been in service for more than 40 years, the RTAF C-130H fleet is in the midst of undergoing an overhaul to extend its service life. #RTAF #RoyalThaiAirForce #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #instagood #RTAFMuseum #601SQN #DonMuang #C130H #Hercules #C130Hercules #Singapore #Thailand #Nikon #NikonZ9 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnaoYh1hjsw/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Another moose (C17) I caught with a tagline at the nose - “Go for Broke”. A great motivational tagline to adopt for the new year. 👍👍💪💪 This C17 from the Hawaii Air National Guard is one of a number of C17s with commemorative nose taglines. “Go for broke” was the motto for the 442nd Regimental Combat Team in WW2 which was composed of almost entirely 2nd generation American soldiers of Japanese ancestry. Most of these Japanese-American soldiers were from Hawaii. They served with distinction in WW2 becoming the most decorated combat unit in US military history. Considering the discrimination their family members faced being interned in concentration camps in the US during that time, these soldiers went all out to prove their loyalty, bravery and fighting qualities. In the battlefields of Italy, France and Germany, their motto was demonstrated to the fullest. 🫡🫡🇺🇸🇺🇸 “Go for broke”, absolutely. #USAF #USAirForce #JBPearHarborHickam #AirNationalGuard #HawaiiAirNationalGuard #15thWing #154thWing #535AirliftSquadron #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #instagood #Boeing #C17 #C17GlobeMaster #Moose #Singapore #USA #Nikon #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #PatchCollector #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CnD5KrZPGhP/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Happy New Year! Wishing all blue skies and much courage to forge towards God-given dreams and plans for 2023. Even if the skies turn grey, the fights still on for the warrior. Appreciate all who are connected here. Stay tuned for more uplifting content in 2023. #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #HappyNewYear #HappNewYear2023 #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #F15SG #Mudhen #Boeing #StrikeEagle #149SQN #Shikra #Steadfast #Nikon #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #Singapore #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm2j0qqPcFH/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Stoke up the mood for New Year’s Eve with some ‘fireworks’ from the aerial display team’s Viper releasing a whole lot of flares at this year’s Singapore Airshow. 🔥🔥💥💥👍👍🇸🇬🇸🇬💪💪 #Throwback #SGAirshow #SGAirshow2022 #NewYearEve #TheRSAF #AboveAll #OneSAF #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #LockheedMartin #F16C #FightingFalcon #Viper #143SQN #Phoenix #WeDare #Nikon #FighterPlanes #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #Singapore #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Changi Exhibition Centre) https://www.instagram.com/p/Cm00erkv6aM/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Year in Review: 2022 (Part 2) Here are the #Bestnine pictures for the year. Happy to see much love given to the haulers, heavies and helis. Thank you for your support. 🙏😊👍💪#Best9 #YearinReview #LookBack2022 #SingaporeAirshow2022 #ArmyOpenHouse2022 #TheRSAF #USAF #USNavy #USN #RAAF #Airbus #Boeing #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #instagood #PlaneSpotting #PlaneSpotter #MilitaryGeek #Nikon #NikonZ9 #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #Singapore #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmwR9Skv3Ou/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Christmas post inspired by a true blue sourdough. I understand old, grizzled Alaskans are known as “Sourdoughs” in homage to the prospectors, miners, and trappers that explored Alaska. In their journey, these frontiersmen often carried with them sourdough as the legend goes. Glad to have caught this special themed wolf-tailed 🐺 Alaskan moose (C17 Globemaster III) that is dedicated to the ‘Spirit of the Sourdoughs’. 💪💪🇺🇸🇺🇸🍞🍞 Completes the pairing with my die-cast model of a sister aircraft (00-0185) from the same squadron (3rd picture in post). This northern visitor hails from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson in Anchorage, Alaska, primarily in support of US Pacific Forces. Under the associate unit organisational structure, it is a shared asset between the Alaska Air National Guard and active USAF 144th/517th Airlift Squadrons, 3rd/176th Air Mobility Wings. Wolf pack and firebirds unite. The 2nd picture shows my collection of patches for both units in which this moose is associated with. Both units have interesting operational histories that are connected with this region - 517th being one of the first to render HADR assistance during the aftermath of the 2004 Asian Tsunami crisis and the 144th in Operation Full Accounting where the remains of missing Americans during the Vietnam War were flown back from Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos. #USAF #USAirForce #JBElmendorfRichardson #AirNationalGuard #AlaskaAirNationalGuard #3rdWing #176thWing #144AirliftSquadron #517AirliftSquadron #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #Christmas #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #instagood #Boeing #C17GlobeMaster #Moose #Singapore #USA #Nikon #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #PatchCollector #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmisCRvPW2-/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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#TransportThursday - Willkommen in Singapur Bundeskanzler Olaf Schulz (Welcome to Singapore, Chancellor Olaf Schulz). 🇩🇪🇩🇪🇸🇬🇸🇬🫡🫡#Throwback The esteemed Chancellor arrived in Singapore for his state visit onboard the classic A340-313X VIP 16+02 "Theodor Heuss”. This A340 is part of the white fleet operated by the 2nd Air Transport Squadron (2. Lufttransportstaffel) of the Executive Transport Wing of the Federal Ministry of Defence (Flugbereitschaft des Bundesministeriums der Verteidigung) which is primarily located at Cologne Bonn Airport. Nice to see these earlier generation 4-engine Airbus planes still going strong. #Luftwaffe #Bundeswehr #TeamLuftwaffe #Flugbereitschaft #BMVg #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #instagood #Airbus #A340 #A340313 #Germany #Deutschland #Singapore #Nikon #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmeG3x6PJCS/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=

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Sawadee kap 🙏 One of the more interesting catches for this year: Royal Thai Air Force ATR 72-500 from 603 Squadron based at Don Muang making an arrival in Singapore. Cute patch to go with it as well. Khop khun kap RTAF Museum. 🙏🙏💪💪🇹🇭🇹🇭 #RTAF #RoyalThaiAirForce #AviationGeek #MilitaryAviation #MilitaryEnthusiast #aviationphotography #instagramaviation #aviation4u #excellentaviation #PlaneSpotter #PlaneSpotting #MilitaryGeek #instagood #RTAFMuseum #603SQN #DonMuang #ATR72500 #ATRAircraft #Singapore #Thailand #Nikon #NikonD500 #Nikonsg #PlanesPatchesPeople (at Singapore / Singapura / 新加坡 / சிங்கப்பூர்) https://www.instagram.com/p/CmWcUjWPnBh/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=