Trench strafing was a big part of the job for British and I assume French pilots in 1918. And during the German spring offensive. The British also straffed Germans as they were advancing along the roads, shooting up and bombing men and horses/wagons. Generally IL2 both ww2 and ww1 needs ...
After the parade lap the Bathurst 100 grid of 27 starters was ‘away in indescribable noise, dust and confusion’, Jones was first to Hell Corner from Mildren Lukey and Whiteford – then Jensen, Glass, Scott, Jack Myers WM Cooper – with Ray Walmsley in the Alfa P3 GMC rolling to a ha...
Intrigue further heightens after the end of WW II with the developing Cold War finding Chibisov exploring the polar ice cap. Back in the day Russia, at the time the USSR, held much of its polar exploration and base stationing as close military secrets. No tactic was too extreme for the ...
Like ontogeny, pathology was a major research interest in the original MNHN days. Wild boar birth defect. Fabulous large Indian gharial skull + skeleton. “Exploded” Nile crocodile skull to show major bones. Let’s play name-all-the-fish-skull-bones, shall we? Rare sight of a well-...
After interviewing several candidates, Olson hired Marshall Whitfield, a young aircraft engineer working for the Douglas Aircraft Company, to design the chassis and suspension. The car was of traditional concept, a space frame, front engine/rear drive with independent suspension all round. The engine...
tapestry of languages, certain words carry deep emotions, untranslatable yet universally felt. Hiraeth is one such word, originating from the Welsh language, it encapsulates a deep longing for a place, a time, or a feeling that once was or never was. Distant or unreachable it feels like home...
It’s been 3 or 4 days since we’ve had a new case of Covid 19 diagnosed here in Western Australia, some of the restrictions have been relaxed including allowing up to 2 people to visit. It was a joy to have my boy here, lots of laughter and real gratitude that we are all okay...
In the old days, when I used MS Fortran, now Intel Fortran, on a machine I am not supposed to name, it looked like a sewing machine packed up and was heavy as one, I could start a compile and then make a cup of tea return and I had one library file. If you ar...
I strongly suggest you read up on history before you put up stuff like this.Czechoslovakia (at the time) capitulated after a few weeks without much fight (there was resistance of course, as in most places) while Poland was fighting back for a month, while Soviets were attacking from the ...
By the way, after recording this video I checked the data plate and confirmed that the Werknummer was 3523 (the chipped second digit on the fin looked like a 3 but it was actually a 5). Subsequent research also revealed that the radio code is CS+AJ. You may view this 4 min 03 sec...