There is a bit of a mixture in this post. Some can fly, some have flown and some never have or will. I'll let you decide which is which.
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| Andrew Mynarski VC, RCAF |
This statue stands in front of what was once the Officers' Mess at wartime RAF Middleton-Saint- George.You may read about him at
hero's salute
During WWII my elder brother served on aircraft carriers in the Mediterranean and the Indian Ocean. I do not know where this shot was taken.
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| Ready for war |
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The new town (well it was once) of Thornaby-on-Tees has swallowed up the wartime aerodrome but there is a reminder on a roundabout of what happened there.
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| The Thornaby Spitfire |
I wrote about this replica spitfire in a Sepia Saturday post
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I've had a few helicopter trips during my working life but few were as pleasant, or should I say 'nice,' as in one of these.
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| Air Monaco helicopters at Nice Airport |
Despite our expertise none of our machines are as manoeuvrable as nature's designs.
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| Dragonfly - ready for take-off. |
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Landing isn't always as easy as it seems even when you have the controls.
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| Young Collared Dove touches down |
It has rained for over 36 hours non-stop where I live in the North East of England; the sun is just breaking through for the first time. However it's still too early for snow so there is no need for the robin to take refuge like this one two Christmases ago.
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| Christmas Robin |
