Came across this map, mapping out all the Japanese ships sunk during WW II.
Looks like the sun sank on those.
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Looks like the sun sank on those.
My favorite airplane...
The weekend walk took me up to El Castillejo, an old ruined fort at the head of the Genil river near Güejar Sierra.
An old Roman site, it was built on by the Moors in the 8th century. The fortress was occupied in Nazarà times. It was used and then pulled down during the Mudéjar revolt, after the Christian conquest.
The village in the foreground is Güejar Sierra (the Walyar of the Moors).
The rock marks are ochre paintings made 7000 years ago. They took some finding but it was worth the effort to see something someone painted so long ago. Perhaps an offering before a hunt, who knows? It's hard to see now, but they're anthropomorphic ochre drawings.
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A poignant perspective. Men from 3 Field Ambulance Bearer Section before and after Gallipoli.
50 in the top photo and only 14 in the bottom photo.
A map of the ships present at the Bikini Atoll Nuclear Bomb Test during Operation Crossroads, 1946.
Aerial view of the Able mushroom cloud rising from the lagoon with the Bikini Island visible in the background.
The cloud carried the radioactive contaminants into the stratosphere.
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The cloud carried the radioactive contaminants into the stratosphere.
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What's a few Rads?
From an article "A Graveyard of Ships at Bikini Atoll."
Dún Aonghasa, a prehistoric fort on Inis Mór, the largest of the Aran Islands in Ireland. Dating back to around 1100 BC, it is built on a cliff overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The fort features concentric semicircular walls and defensive structures, showcasing sophisticated Bronze Age construction. The exact identity of its builders, and the specifics of its usage over time remain unknown.
Looks impregnable, without superior artillery. Would fall in a siege though, through starvation alone.
From an article "A Graveyard of Ships at Bikini Atoll."
What hath God wrought?
Perhaps they fished.
About 300 German/Austro-Hungarian merchant sailors were interned in Japan from 1914–20. Many had musical instruments. While imprisoned, they petitioned the Japanese government to form a band and approval was given. They were so good the government permitted them to tour the country and give concerts. Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony was a crowd favorite then and today. This band popularized that symphony.
After the war, about sixty (60) members asked the Japanese if they could remain in the country and continue performing. Permission was granted.
After the war, about sixty (60) members asked the Japanese if they could remain in the country and continue performing. Permission was granted.
Yeah, it's pretty gud.
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April 1985, approximately 50,000 feet over the Irish Sea, this is the only picture ever taken of a Concorde flying over Mach 2.
The photo itself was taken by Adrian Meredith, a prestigious British photographer and British fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force.
Meredith had to be quick and precise because flying that high, he had less than 4 mins to take the shot.
The fighter couldn't keep up with the Concorde beyond that time. If you look at the horizon, the Earth's curvature begins to show.
The photo itself was taken by Adrian Meredith, a prestigious British photographer and British fighter pilot of the Royal Air Force.
Meredith had to be quick and precise because flying that high, he had less than 4 mins to take the shot.
The fighter couldn't keep up with the Concorde beyond that time. If you look at the horizon, the Earth's curvature begins to show.