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For many years, the Čerchov (German: Schwarzkopf) was used for military purposes:
After its use by the Wehrmacht in the Second World War the summit was intensively used by the Warsaw Pact until the 1990s as a surveillance station and was placed out of bounds to the public. A tower was built in 1987 by the Czechoslovak Army, which is used today for flight safety purposes and is not accessible. The corresponding NATO communication station was located on the Hoher Bogen about 20 km away to the southeast. Other surveillance posts were sited inter alia on the Velký Zvon (German: Plattenberg, with a tower of very similar design built in 1978 and which had line-of-sight to the Čerchov site) and the Dyleň. As well as the Soviet Army the site was also used by Hauptabteilung III of the East German Stasi as a listening post (codenamed RUBIN). Following the opening of the border and reunification of Germany the listening posts were closed. Unfortunately, there is no plan to use or refurbish these ruins ....
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The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo and also known as the Miracle of Dunkirk, or just Dunkirk, was the evacuation of Allied soldiers during World War II from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk, in the north of France, between 26 May and 4 June 1940. The operation commenced after large numbers of Belgian, British, and French troops were cut off and surrounded by German troops during the six-week Battle of France. In a speech to the House of Commons, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill called this "a colossal military disaster", saying "the whole root and core and brain of the British Army" had been stranded at Dunkirk and seemed about to perish or be captured. In his "We shall fight on the beaches" speech on 4 June, he hailed their rescue as a "miracle of deliverance".
On the first day only 7,669 Allied soldiers were evacuated, but by the end of the eighth day, 338,226 had been rescued by a hastily assembled fleet of over 800 vessels. Many troops were able to embark from the harbour's protective mole onto 39 British Royal Navy destroyers, four Royal Canadian Navy destroyers, at least three French Navy destroyers, and a variety of civilian merchant ships. Others had to wade out from the beaches, waiting for hours in shoulder-deep water. Some were ferried to the larger ships by what became known as the Little Ships of Dunkirk, a flotilla of hundreds of merchant marine boats, fishing boats, pleasure craft, yachts, and lifeboats called into service from Britain. The BEF lost 68,000 soldiers during the French campaign and had to abandon nearly all of its tanks, vehicles, and equipment. In his 4 June speech, Churchill also reminded the country that "we must be very careful not to assign to this deliverance the attributes of a victory. Wars are not won by evacuations." wik
The ultimate street McLaren, the successor of the P1, the 2018 Senna, named for the late track magician, Brazilian Ayrton Senna who, with the McLaren Formula One Team between 1988 and 1993 Formula 1 seasons. Senna won three Formula One World Drivers' Championship titles and thirty-five Formula One Grand Prix race wins with the team;[10] McLaren also won four consecutive Formula One World Constructor's Championship titles with Senna as part of their driver line-up. who is widely regarded as one of the greatest Formula One drivers of all time.] He died in an accident while leading the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix whilst driving for Williams Racing. Senna is widely considered one of the very greatest road racers of all time.
Flaunting it's wide spread use of the very strong and very light carbon fiber, the Senna is largely based on the McLaren 720S, using a modified version of its carbon fibre monocoque and engine. The Senna is powered by a modified version of the McLaren 720S' 3,994 cc (4.0 L; 243.7 cu in) twin-turbocharged V8 engine codenamed the M840TR. It utilises a seven-speed dual-clutch transmission that delivers all 789 hp at 7,250 rpm and 590 lb⋅ft of torque at 5,500 rpm to the rear wheels, and with it's amazing aerodynamics, it is very sticky around corners. With a production run of just 500 units, all of which are already sold.
The McLaren Senna is listed at the price of £750,000 with the final car auctioned at a price of £1,916,793. There is also a 50 car run of a track only version, which, not surprisingly, is lighter, quicker and stickier.
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About Jean Moulin:
The mural is a portrait of Jean Moulin (1899-1943), a member of the French Resistance and préfet in Eure-et-Loir, who was close to Général de Gaulle. His first act of resistance took place in Chartres, where he refused to accuse a group of Senagalese Tirailleurs of committing crimes, when he knew they were victims of the German bombings. Discharged from his duties by the Pétain government, he met De Gaulle in London who put him in charge of creating the National Council of Resistance in France. Under the codename 'Max', he was arrested in Caluire-Cuire on 21st June 1943 by the head of the Gestapo, Klaus Barbie, following an accusation. He was tortured before being sent by train to Germany to be subjected to further interrogations. He died in the train on 8th July 1943. A memorial can be seen in La Taye.
Information about the mural was copied from:
www.chartres-tourisme.com/en/explore/tours-and-visits/jea...
For more info about Jean Moulin and the mural in Chartres, go to www.entrepatrimoineetnature.fr/2019/05/fresque-de-jean-mo...
Thanks so much to Flickr Pro Ross Doherty for alerting me to the true identity of the subject of this mural! You can visit Ross's Flickr page at www.flickr.com/photos/beelz/
About the Artist:
James Cochran, aka Jimmy C was born in England and grew up in Australia. He played a key role in the development of the underground graffiti movement during the early 1990's, and after working on numerous mural commissions and community arts projects, went on to complete a Masters degree in Visual Arts at the University of South Australia with an interest in urban realist and figurative oil painting. His two interests in graffiti and oil painting converged, leading to the development of Cochran's signature aerosol pointillist style; portraits or urban landscapes painted entirely from dots and dashes of spray paint. This technique developed into what he called the 'drip paintings' and the 'scribble paintings', composed of layers of coloured drips or energetic lines to form vibrant and poetic cityscapes and portraits. Cochran now lives in London and his canvases and walls can be viewed in cities across the world.
Information about the artist was copied from:
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Two Anonymous protestors in their Guy Fawkes masks (made famous in Alan Moore and David Lloyd's graphic novel, and later a film, V For Vendetta) on Middle Meadow Walk. I thought the two being back to back like that reminded me of the Classical two-faced deity, Janus.
Manufacturer: Panavia/ BAE Systems.
Operator: RAF, XV(R) Squadron.
Type: GR4 Tornado (ZG750/128).
Location/ Event; 2017 RIAT/ RAF Fairford.
Comments:The ‘desert pink’ Tornado saw active service during Operation Granby, the UK’s codename for the Gulf War. The aircraft carries 11 ‘battle honours’ on its tail, recalling the Tornado’s almost continuous service on operations worldwide since 1991. Photo taken by my son William John Jardim.
For many years, the Čerchov (German: Schwarzkopf) was used for military purposes:
After its use by the Wehrmacht in the Second World War the summit was intensively used by the Warsaw Pact until the 1990s as a surveillance station and was placed out of bounds to the public.
This tower was built in 1987 by the Czechoslovak Army, which is used today for flight safety purposes and is not accessible. The corresponding NATO communication station was located on the Hoher Bogen about 20 km away to the southeast. Other surveillance posts were sited inter alia on the Velký Zvon (German: Plattenberg, with a tower of very similar design built in 1978 and which had line-of-sight to the Čerchov site) and the Dyleň. As well as the Soviet Army the site was also used by Hauptabteilung III of the East German Stasi as a listening post (codenamed RUBIN). Following the opening of the border and reunification of Germany the listening posts were closed. Unfortunately, there is no plan to use or refurbish these ruins ....
Operation Epsilon was the codename of a program in which Allied forces near the end of World War II detained ten German scientists who were thought to have worked on Nazi Germany's nuclear program. The scientists were captured between May 1 and June 30, 1945, as part of the Allied Alsos Mission, mainly as part of its Operation Big sweep through southwestern Germany.
They were interned at Farm Hall, a bugged house in Godmanchester, near Cambridge, England, from July 3, 1945, to January 3, 1946. The primary goal of the program was to determine how close Nazi Germany had been to constructing an atomic bomb by listening to their conversations.
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So, we have to act like people we aren't after sabotaging and dumping them into space.
Sounds easy.
But I got a feeling it ain't gonna be.
So command said we were too pretty in uniform, so they make us look like some low down scum.
At least we get codenames. Sabre was outfitted as a pilot and was called Wrath, while I'm a smuggler mercenary with some darn good armor, and my codename is Fury.
What a happy pair of lads, eh?
Anyways, as we boarded the ship, we could here blaster bolts and yells bounce off the corridors.
Hopefully that's a good thing.
We soon encountered a group of the Black Sun crew and I was able to get a potshot at one while the other took cover behind some crates.
He didn't last long.
Sabre activated the airlock and jettisoned them into space.
Fury: "Hey, you missed all the fun, where were you?
Wrath: "Enjoying myself in the back, you weren't looking."
Maybe this isn't as bad as I thought it'll be.
Find the hidden stun grenades. FM me of you did as to not spoil the surprise. :3
For the 253rd. God bless!
Oto
See her on YouTube:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=ElzSJnmOcRo
Simone Segouin, mostly known by her codename, Nicole Minet, was only 18-years-old when the Germans invaded. Her first act of rebellion was to steal a bicycle from a German military administration, and to slice the tires of all of the other bikes and motorcycles so they couldn't pursue her. She found a pocket of the Resistance and joined the fight, using the stolen bike to deliver messages between Resistance groups.
She was an extremely fast learner and quickly became an expert at tactics and explosives. She led teams of Resistance fighters to capture German troops, set traps, and sabotage German equipment. As the war dragged on, her deeds escalated to derailing German trains, blocking roads, blowing up bridges and helping to create a German-free path to help the Allied forces retake France from the inside. She was never caught.
Segouin was present at the liberation of Chartres on August 23, 1944, and then the liberation of Paris two days later. She was promoted to lieutenant and awarded several medals, including the Croix de Guerre. After the war, she studied medicine and became a pediatric nurse. She is still going strong, and this October (2021) she will turn 96.
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The Studebaker Gran Turismo Hawk (or GT Hawk) was a grand touring coupe sold by Studebaker motors between 1962 and 1964. The top of the Studebaker line, it was the final development of the Hawk series that began with the Golden Hawk in 1956.
By 1961, the compact Lark’s brief day in the sun was over, having been eclipsed by the assault of the Big Three’s compacts. Noted industrial designer Brooks Stevens was hired in 1961 to do a six-month crash redesign of the Hawk and Lark models, with a minimal budget. By grafting a Thunderbird-like square roof unto the old hardtop Loewy coupe, a cleaned up rear end, and a dramatic wrap-around instrument panel, Stevens injected a remarkable amount of new life into the aging coupe. And the GT Hawk has become a modern classic.
Stevens went after a European-inspired, clean look for the car he codenamed the "Hawk Monaco" (his prototype even had Monegasque license plates). The hood from the older Hawk was retained, but was given a more pronounced (imitation) radiator frame to more closely resemble the cars of Mercedes-Benz, which at the time were distributed by Studebaker. The grille inside the radiator frame was patterned after the Mercedes as well.
The Gran Turismo Hawk drew on American influences, too; the roofline was heavily inspired by the Ford Thunderbird, with thick C-pillars. A chrome edge running from front to rear highlighted the top of the bodywork in very similar fashion to that on the contemporary Lincoln Continental. The taillights were particularly fashioned after the Lincoln's, and the trunk lid was given a faux brightwork "grille" overlay (to hide the grooves of the otherwise carryover 1956–61 lid) that resembled the Lincoln as well.
Because of Studebaker's poor financial shape, the underpinnings of the car remained very similar to previous Hawks. For that matter, there wasn't much difference, chassis-wise, between a 1962 Hawk and a 1953 Starliner/Starlight.
For 1962, a Hawk buyer could choose from either two- or four-barrel carbureted versions of Studebaker's 289-cubic-inch (4.7 L) V8 engine (210 or 225 horsepower) teamed with standard three-speed manual, overdrive four-speed or Flight-O-Matic automatic transmission. The stock engine was low compression (8.5:1) which lowered its power output while providing longer engine life.
At over 3,000 pounds the Gran Turismo was a sound performer with any of these engines; the stock 289 could get up to 18 mpg on the highway. The blown R-engines offered considerable power, with the 304 delivering well over one hp per cu in, putting it well into Corvette territory for the era. Despite the fact that Studebaker's V8 was a heavy engine for its size, the Hawk was, with the Super Hawk package, a car with surprisingly good handling for a contemporary American car.
A total of 9341 were produced, 8,388 US saleas and 947 for export.
During the high tide of war, a blueprint of Project 7704 slipped into enemy hands. Codenamed The Chaos Machine, this hovertank sacrifices armor in favor of its frenzied speed and cunning agility. Plus, anything that wanders near its repulsion pads will be instantly minced by the high-velocity rotating blades.
Codename: Xetro Cerebro
"Hyper sensory flea. Sacrificed his sight to manipulate reality with his mind."
9013 : Sukhoi Su-25K "Frogfoot" : Czech Air Force
With special marks on the tailfin depicting a frog smashing a tank - a reference to the type's NATO codename and its military role.
Snake Eyes is NOT rolling a "1" on a six sided die.
Snake Eyes is NOT a mediocre Nick Cage movie.
Snake Eyes IS the GI Joe team's resident on call Commando/Ninja and arguably the most popular character in the whole flipp'in series, although it took Hasbro quite awhile to figure that out...but once they did...BAM! We've been inundated with more repaints and retoolings and new versions of the guy than you can shake a stick at ( Go ahead, try! The stick will bend backwards towards you without snapping like it was made of rubber and will repeatedly smack you in the face, I know , I've tried!). Only Cobra Commander and Duke (Blecht! Does anyone out there actually LIKE Duke? I don't!) rival him for most versions.
But why? Why is a mute guy who is so ugly he has to constantly wear a mask the most popular character in the series? Talk about an unlikely hero!
I could go on about how his facial scars make him an outsider, and how kids can relate to that, or how his muteness allowed kids more easily project themselves onto him, yakkety smakety, blah, blah, psychobabble!
We know the REAL reasons why we love Snake Eyes:
1) He looks cool and mysterious
2) Nobody kicks more ass per captia!
NOBODY!
3) Despite being disfigured, he gets to date the hottest girl on the Joe team.
Thus giving hope to Nerds everywhere!
This is not a vintage Snake Eyes, but is the closest thing I have to one. He's from a comic book 3 pack from several years ago. Aside from his waist, and his paintjob, he is exactly like the original.
Bright light orange is such an awesome colour!
Happy new years Flickr peeps! I hope this year will be good to you.
With Inthert releasing some super awesome WIP pictures: [ flic.kr/p/2q5FmpR ] I couldn’t help but pick up some of the bright light orange canopy parts to play around with!
After scrolling bricklink a fair amount last year and picking up parts in bright light orange, olive green I managed to pick up some very inspiring parts! Experimenting with a few things in this build and I’m excited to share more. If you’re on Instagram, you may have seen the small progress I made from this in my WIP desk reel.
Inspiration for this build is combing the layout of the Ceres Galliot with the NRX-044 Asshimar.
Ceres Galliot being one hof my fav ships from the game Destiny and the NRX-044 Asshimar one of my fav mobile armors from Gundam Zeta. (I think it’s a mobile Armor) I received the gunpla kit of the asshimar and love it! Space donut for the win!
Also tempted to pick up more parts to make an Asshimar inspired mech build. Mech bug bit hard last year… and ideas are brewing. More Exoforce is still on the way though :) I just love these colours and needed to start this.
Other colours I’ve been picking up are dark red, tan and metallic gold. IThink I’m going to need more of the gold though and I want more purple type colours, medium blue, dark turquoise and light aqua… aaaargh my wallet… must show restraint!
A bounty hunter girl who wanders around the desert, searchng new preys. She's known as "Diane", her codename who is refering to the goddess of the hunt.
original SAS Force codename Beaver complete with his Silent Attack canoe. He survived my childhood by hiding out in an attic!
A mix of Snow Geese and Sandhill Cranes taking flight at the Bosque Del Apache Wildlife Refuge.
I just found out one of my hummingbird pics was purchased by Samsung Electronics, they have a new Galaxy S Android smartphone with a processor chip codenamed "the humminhbird"....maybe that's what they wanted it for?
Ever thought about this username ?
When I saw the 1967 James Bond Movie 'You Only Live Twice' for the first time, I was overwhelmed by the appearance of a gadget, which was the auto-gyrocopter WA-116 designed and build by Ken Wallis.
The used codename of the one, flown by James Bond and kitted out with horrible weapons, was 'Little Nellie'.
When I started with internet, looking for an unique nickname I rememberd this gyro and voila : littlenelly was born ...
The model of this image is the 'CORGI Classics' Version (c) 2000 by Corgi Classics Ltd. placed to my disposal of my best friend Herby, from his private J.B. Collection! Thank you bro !
I thought I'd do a larger version of one of my favourite Tornado images, the affectionately named "Pinky", the specially painted jet for the 25th Anniversary of Operation Granby, codename for operations during the Gulf War with Iraq during 1991. This was the first time the aircraft had been seen in the Mach Loop wearing this colour scheme. 18/07/2016.