23 times RAF Luton’s spoof military account soared to hilarious new heights
The ‘assumed Official Twitter account of the world’s most mysterious & secret (and fictitious) military base.’ @RAF_Luton contains a wealth of faux services information that’s always funny and invariably very clever.
If you haven’t visited yet, you’ve been missing out and should fix that straight away – well, right after you check out these 23 moments it soared to hilarious new heights.
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BREAKING: A380’s Chemtrail dispenser accidentally activated while refuelling at John Lennon Airport in Manchester (Staffordshire) releasing over 80.085 tons of Ionised Droplets Improvement Of Thoughts gas into the area
Photographed from a Canberra #Chemtrails #Planespotting pic.twitter.com/i5cCVyo4UJ
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) May 13, 2023
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Fact of the Day: The Agusta BF109-E Ecocopter gunship can turn off its spinny things for up to 15mins when in “whisper mode” to save battery charge, this is also a benefit for sneaking up on baddies before firing one of its semi-nuclear missiles. #Sustainability #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/HvD5zkfyIT
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) September 2, 2021
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BREAKING: All A380 jet planes are now equipped with an Aerial Repair Service Engineer who can fix up to 8% of engine problems while the plane is airborne. #SafetyFirst #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/XxzFGq2sFK
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) March 7, 2021
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Photo of the Day: A380 delivers 71.75 tons of “Orangutan Orange” spray tan to Donald Trump at his Mar-a-Tango crime den ahead of his appearance in court in Washington DC (New York)
Photographed from a Canberra #BREAKING pic.twitter.com/Xxy9BaGuxv
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) August 3, 2023
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Photo of the Day: F15 intercepts a V1 Doodlebug semi-nuclear bomb over the Bristol Channel, The V1 was fired by rebel scum from the war torn town of Cardiff in protest at rising tolls on the Seven Bridge and part of The War Against Tolls
Photographed from a Canberra #AvGeek pic.twitter.com/wjhKFcQBV3
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) July 9, 2022
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Fact of the Day: HMS Vegas is the world’s first green warship, costing just £80,085mil she has grass on all floors as well as 35 palm trees to offset the carbon emissions from its 1.6ltr Ford Ecoboost engine and fires only semi-nuclear missiles #GreenWarfare
📸 from a Canberra pic.twitter.com/QrueVHHW06
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) July 6, 2022
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BREAKING: Super Army Soldiers covering for striking #RMT staff detain passengers on the Jubilee Line for travelling without a valid ticket as part of Operation Choo Choo and The War Against Ticket Scams
Photographed from a Canberra #strikes #Train pic.twitter.com/XudZknehqT
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) January 4, 2023
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Photo of the Day: Sgt Davey Wavey shoos away a stray Sea King helicopter as it tries to land on the patio area (Top floor at the back) of HMS Warboat. Stray helicopters will often try to land on any boat when their spinny things are tired.
Photographed from a Canberra pic.twitter.com/r3W7VQXX2v
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) July 5, 2022
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Photo of the Day: A team of Super Army Soldiers aka The SAS take out Wolf and Rhino on The Travelator for a special charity edition of hit TV show Gladiators! #Awooga
Photographed from a Canberra #SAS pic.twitter.com/uTk25SdUlm
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) July 13, 2022
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BREAKING: The leader of the host nation is ceremoniously fired from a Artillery Tank into St Ives Bay to mark the end of the #G7Summit or other, a tradition that goes back over 620yrs! #G7Cornwall #G7Summit2021 #G7SummitOrOther pic.twitter.com/w5PuS5Zyir
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) June 13, 2021
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Fact of the Day: A team of MH6 Little Bird helicopters were used to cool down runways around the UK during the #Heatwave
The helicopters used their spinny things as giant fans to help stop the runways from melting #ClimateEmergency #GreenWarfare
📸 from a Canberra #aviation pic.twitter.com/YC9o5nP0KU
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) July 21, 2022
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Photo of the Day: Tony and the Time Team team have spent the day unearthing the remains of an English Eco-Electric Lightning found under the junior ranks car park, they believe it could date back to the Battle of Slough in 1892!
Photographed from a Canberra #AvGeek #aviation pic.twitter.com/LCnmqUad7s
— RAF_Luton (@RAF_Luton) June 28, 2022