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Imagine the forces that create these rock formations over many many years.
À se demander quels mouvements de terrain créent ce genre de formation montagneuse, bordée de champs paisibles...
Credits: ESA/NASA
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Royal Canadian Air Force Airbus CC-150 Polaris on static display at the Royal International Air Tattoo, 17th July 2022.
Been watching the punisher lately , such a good series it’s a shame it’s been cancelled , so I decided to try and make one of the anvil special forces PMCs which came out pretty good.
In the wake of having been cut off by its parent country, the former forces of England had scrambled to rebuild supply lines from within France.
With its allies occupied in their own countries, France itself had become the supplier, with factories and manufacturers and other industrial areas falling quickly and easily to concentrated attacks.
"The intention was to give two significant effects," says New Britain spokesman Zen Reznor. "To supply New Britain, the Coalition of Loyalist British, and the True English Army was the first. The second was to decrease supplies flowing to NATO."
With France on the verge of falling, and only the capital Marseilles and a few southern areas holding out after these 6 months of warfare, both effects seem to have been achieved.
NASA image release August 10, 2010
A long-exposure Hubble Space Telescope image shows a majestic face-on spiral galaxy located deep within the Coma Cluster of galaxies, which lies 320 million light-years away in the northern constellation Coma Berenices.
The galaxy, known as NGC 4911, contains rich lanes of dust and gas near its center. These are silhouetted against glowing newborn star clusters and iridescent pink clouds of hydrogen, the existence of which indicates ongoing star formation. Hubble has also captured the outer spiral arms of NGC 4911, along with thousands of other galaxies of varying sizes. The high resolution of Hubble's cameras, paired with considerably long exposures, made it possible to observe these faint details.
NGC 4911 and other spirals near the center of the cluster are being transformed by the gravitational tug of their neighbors. In the case of NGC 4911, wispy arcs of the galaxy's outer spiral arms are being pulled and distorted by forces from a companion galaxy (NGC 4911A), to the upper right. The resultant stripped material will eventually be dispersed throughout the core of the Coma Cluster, where it will fuel the intergalactic populations of stars and star clusters.
The Coma Cluster is home to almost 1,000 galaxies, making it one of the densest collections of galaxies in the nearby universe. It continues to transform galaxies at the present epoch, due to the interactions of close-proximity galaxy systems within the dense cluster. Vigorous star formation is triggered in such collisions.
Galaxies in this cluster are so densely packed that they undergo frequent interactions and collisions. When galaxies of nearly equal masses merge, they form elliptical galaxies. Merging is more likely to occur in the center of the cluster where the density of galaxies is higher, giving rise to more elliptical galaxies.
This natural-color Hubble image, which combines data obtained in 2006, 2007, and 2009 from the Wide Field Planetary Camera 2 and the Advanced Camera for Surveys, required 28 hours of exposure time.
The Hubble Space Telescope is a project of international cooperation between NASA and the European Space Agency. NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center manages the telescope. The Space Telescope Science Institute (STScI) conducts Hubble science operations. STScI is operated for NASA by the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy, Inc. in Washington, D.C.
Credit: NASA, ESA, and the Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA)
Acknowledgment: K. Cook (Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory)
To learn more about Hubble go to: www.nasa.gov/mission_pages/hubble/main/index.html
NASA Goddard Space Flight Center is home to the nation's largest organization of combined scientists, engineers and technologists that build spacecraft, instruments and new technology to study the Earth, the sun, our solar system, and the universe.
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Good morning everyone. Up next in the "wild blue yonder" series is a F-86 Sabre, of which a brief description can be found at the end of the caption.
As seen in the above photo, and with others I'll be posting, you might get the impression I was in another plane above it. I wish it was the case, but it's total illusion.
As for the clouds, it was mostly cloudy in the morning which gave way to partly cloudy conditions in the afternoon. In some cases the clouds made for a nice background, but in others with the sun shining brightly on them made things problematic. Plus it being bright sunshine one second and overcast the next played havoc with exposure settings, of which I do all the camera settings manually.
Enough said for now...back to nature pics tomorrow for a day or two. But please keep on reading...
The North American F-86 Sabre, sometimes called simply Sabrejet, is a transonic jet fighter aircraft. Produced by North American Aviation, the Sabre is best known as the United States' first swept wing fighter that could counter the similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15 in high-speed dogfights in the skies of the Korean War (1950–1953), fighting some of the earliest jet-to-jet battles in history. Considered one of the best and most important fighter aircraft in that war, the F-86 is also rated highly in comparison with fighters of other eras. Although it was developed in the late 1940s and was outdated by the end of the 1950s, the Sabre proved versatile and adaptable and continued as a front-line fighter in numerous air forces until the last active operational examples were retired by the Bolivian Air Force in 1994.
As for this particular aircraft, F-86F-25-NH, SERNO 51-13361. It was originally assigned to the 435th Fighter Bomber Squadron, 479th Fighter Bomber Wing (9th Air Force), George AFB, CA.
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Lacey
ISO400, aperture f/8, exposure .001 seconds (1/1000) focal length 70mm
Whereas the German steel helmet stands for terror and dictatorship, here in China it is rather a symbol of pride and resistance against the Japense invasion. The 87th and 88th Division were both German-trained and equiped. They represented the best units China (under Chiang Kai-shek) had in those days and they were sacrificed in and around Shanghai in order to win time. Both units had already seen action in Shanghai against the Japanese in 1932 and later against the Communists in Jiangxi province. These men were not cooperating with the Communists and neither did the Communists support these men.
The pilar is a memorial for the fallen Chinese soldiers who had defended the building in WW2.
Joint Trust Warehouse or Sihang Warehouse is now a museum, located along Guangfu Road along Suzhou Creek.
Fighting took place here from October 26 to November 1, 1937 during the battle for Shanghai as part of WW2.
The 432 defenders (also known as Eight Hundred Heroes) of the warehouse held out against numerous waves of Japanese forces and covered Chinese forces retreating west during the Battle of Shanghai. These men belonged to the 88th Division, a German-trained crack division of the National Government of Chiang Kai-shek under the command of Xie Jinyuan. The division had fought previously against the Communists in Jiangxi province.
In total 10 Chinese were killed and 37 men wounded.
The successful defense of the warehouse provided a morale-lifting consolation to the Chinese army.
Source and further information: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_of_Sihang_Warehouse
Okayama, Mikasa, Hokkaido. Back are Mt.Kumaneshiri and others.
Rich XR8, Tamron 135mm F2.8, F64D ( cine-negative from Fuji ) exposed as ISO 40, developed with reversal processing ( 1st: Finedol 24 DegC. 200 minutes.a little too much, 2nd:ECN2 ),
scanned with Epson V700 ; EpsonSoftware, edited with GIMP. Learn DIY development and upgrade to film !
The CC-177 Globemaster III (Official Website Photo)
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Taken with a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi.
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Opel (B) Manta Replica (1976) Engine 2000cc
Registration Number ADZ 4575 (Antrim)
OPEL SET
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In 1979 work began on a rally-spec Opel. Both the Ascona B and the Manta B were used for this. The Ascona 400 model was the more successful of the two, largely due to better weight distribution.Opel joined forces with German tuner Irmscher and Cosworth in Britain, to make the 400. Cosworth was given the task to develop a 16-valve 2-cam head for the CIH spec engine block, and Irmscher designed the bodywork. Opel however had problems with the engine. The first idea of using a 2.0-litre engine and then using the 16-valve head from Cosworth lacked the necessary power output, but the heads were already built, the resolution was to use a 2 litre engine blockand a forged crank with a longer stroke and ended with a 2.4-litre engine block. Mounting the 16-valve head on this gave a massive output, and an engine that proved eminently tunable. Opel produced 23 cars to this specification in 1981 which were recognizable by the 2 slot front grille (1982, 83, and 84 models had 4 slot grilles). The cars were delivered as both street cars and factory tuned rally cars. The Manta 400 was produced in a total of 245 specimens following the homologation regulations by FISA (today FIA). But the i400 also spawned some other "i" models: The first was the i200 which basically was a GSi model Manta B with most of the Manta 400's appearance. 700 were made and are still considered a collector's item. The i200 used a tuned 2.0E engine delivering 125 PS (92 kW). There was also the i240, which is rarer as only 300 were produced, it is fitted with the i400 engine block but using a normal eight-valve cast-iron head from the 2.0E engine
This car is a regular competitor in Race Retro most noteably with Simon and Alistair Crook or Simon Powell and was at Donington as part of the Retro Rally demonstrations.
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Shot 05.05.2018 at Donington Historic Festival, Donington Park, Leic Ref 133-275
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Malta - Armed Forces
Agusta-Westland AW-139
AS1428 CN: 31560
This photo was taken very late in the day,
I-EASI is the new helicopter for the Maltese Armed Services
the registration will be AS1429
Once basic training is completed, Special Forces Donkeys learn the more complicated arts of the battle field. Parachuting and hoof to hoof combat are the obvious ones, but SFD's are also trained to play dead to avoid detection.
French special forces take position in the surroundings of the Splendid hotel following an attack by Al-Qaeda linked gunmen on January 16, 2016 in Ouagadougou. .Burkina Faso troops supported by French special forces were battling Al-Qaeda linked gunmen in the early hours of January 16 in a Ouagadougou hotel where at least 23 people have been killed. At least 23 people from 18 countries were killed in a jihadist attack that struck the heart of the capital of Burkina Faso, a security source told AFP, adding that the toll could yet rise.
Aberdeen Armed Forces Day 25/06/2022 ...
The local bands are:
Aberdeen UOTC Drums & Pipes
Gordon Highlanders Association Drums & Pipes
Huntly & District Pipe Band
Ballater & District Pipe Band
Lonach Pipe Band
Taken From Boston Castle On Rotherham Armed Forces Day
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Photograph copyright: DB Photography
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy
Normandy (French: Normandie, Norman: Normaundie, from Old French Normanz, plural of Normant, originally from the word for "northman" in several Scandinavian languages) is one of the 18 regions of France, roughly referring to the historical Duchy of Normandy.
Normandy is divided into five administrative departments: Calvados, Eure, Manche, Orne, and Seine-Maritime. It covers 30,627 square kilometres (11,825 sq mi), comprising roughly 5% of the territory of metropolitan France. Its population of 3.37 million accounts for around 5% of the population of France. The inhabitants of Normandy are known as Normans, and the region is the historic homeland of the Norman language.
The historical region of Normandy comprised the present-day region of Normandy, as well as small areas now part of the departments of Mayenne and Sarthe. The Channel Islands (French: Îles Anglo-Normandes) are also historically part of Normandy; they cover 194 km² and comprise two bailiwicks: Guernsey and Jersey, which are British Crown dependencies over which Queen Elizabeth II reigns as Duke of Normandy.
Normandy's name comes from the settlement of the territory by mainly Danish and Norwegian Vikings ("Northmen") from the 9th century, and confirmed by treaty in the 10th century between King Charles III of France and the Viking jarl Rollo. For a century and a half following the Norman conquest of England in 1066, Normandy and England were linked by Norman and Frankish rulers.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Normandy_landings
The Normandy landings were the landing operations on Tuesday, 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during World War II. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it was the largest seaborne invasion in history. The operation began the liberation of German-occupied France (and later Europe) from Nazi control, and laid the foundations of the Allied victory on the Western Front.
Planning for the operation began in 1943. In the months leading up to the invasion, the Allies conducted a substantial military deception, codenamed Operation Bodyguard, to mislead the Germans as to the date and location of the main Allied landings. The weather on D-Day was far from ideal and the operation had to be delayed 24 hours; a further postponement would have meant a delay of at least two weeks as the invasion planners had requirements for the phase of the moon, the tides, and the time of day that meant only a few days each month were deemed suitable. Adolf Hitler placed German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel in command of German forces and of developing fortifications along the Atlantic Wall in anticipation of an Allied invasion.
The amphibious landings were preceded by extensive aerial and naval bombardment and an airborne assault—the landing of 24,000 US, British, and Canadian airborne troops shortly after midnight. Allied infantry and armoured divisions began landing on the coast of France at 06:30. The target 50-mile (80 km) stretch of the Normandy coast was divided into five sectors: Utah, Omaha, Gold, Juno and Sword. Strong winds blew the landing craft east of their intended positions, particularly at Utah and Omaha. The men landed under heavy fire from gun emplacements overlooking the beaches, and the shore was mined and covered with obstacles such as wooden stakes, metal tripods, and barbed wire, making the work of the beach-clearing teams difficult and dangerous. Casualties were heaviest at Omaha, with its high cliffs. At Gold, Juno, and Sword, several fortified towns were cleared in house-to-house fighting, and two major gun emplacements at Gold were disabled, using specialised tanks.
The Allies failed to achieve any of their goals on the first day. Carentan, St. Lô, and Bayeux remained in German hands, and Caen, a major objective, was not captured until 21 July. Only two of the beaches (Juno and Gold) were linked on the first day, and all five beachheads were not connected until 12 June; however, the operation gained a foothold which the Allies gradually expanded over the coming months. German casualties on D-Day have been estimated at 4,000 to 9,000 men. Allied casualties were at least 10,000, with 4,414 confirmed dead.
Museums, memorials, and war cemeteries in the area now host many visitors each year.
Source: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longues-sur-Mer_battery
The Longues-sur-Mer battery (in German: Marineküstenbatterie (MKB) Longues-sur-Mer) was a World War II German artillery battery constructed near the French village of Longues-sur-Mer in Normandy. The battery was sited on a 60 m (200 ft) cliff overlooking the sea and formed a part of Germany's Atlantic Wall coastal fortifications. It was located between the Allied landing beaches of Gold and Omaha and shelled both beaches on D-Day (6 June 1944). The battery was captured on June 7 and played no further part in the Normandy campaign.
The battery is the only one in Normandy to retain all its original guns in situ and was listed an historical monument in October 2001. It remains in a good state of conservation.
Hello again everyone.
This year has been both a difficult and busy one for me so I haven't had as much of an opportunity to get photos of my builds. I have also made, it seems, 2019 to be a year of primarily building vehicles of the United States Armed Forces (USAF).
Over the next week I hope to get some better photos of each vehicle so that I may upload them for all to enjoy, but don't quote me on that time period.
In this photo you will see my 2019 USAF builds of:
AH-64 Apache
UH-1Y Venom
AH-1Z Viper
CH-53K King Stallion
Lockheed U2
A-10 Thunderbolt II
MQ-9 Reaper
LCAC
Mk.2 PBR
4x Cougar HE 6x6 (1 IED stricken)
M777 Howitzer
M198 Howitzer
The brand-new Museum of the Vietnamese Armed Forces is a stunning new building on a huge site about 5 km west of Hanoi city centre. I hired a taxi for the day for around US$50 to do this and the Airforce and B-52 Victory museums, as there is currently no public transport option to reach all three.
Currently (April 2025) only the ground floor is open. There will be three more floors of display galleries above and a top-floor restaurant. Right now, tourist facilities are limited to a small cafe at the gate and no shop! However, the ground floor galleries are simply superb. The left side is devoted to Vietnam's military history from the 10th Century up to the French invasion in 1850 and includes weapons from 950AD onwards.
The right hand side of the building covers the two Indochina wars - against the French in the 1950s and the Americans in the 1970s. It is just a great museum and covers the conflicts in detail with English translations or subtitles throughout.
Outside are the larger aircraft exhibits which are also really good, but there is plenty of room for more to be added. I spotted an ex-Vietnam Airlines Ilyushin IL-18 in store at the airport that could easily be moved here to join their IL-14. The panes are a mix of captured USA and Soviet-supplied fighters and transports - my favourite is the Antonov AN-26 which was apparently converted to a bomber role!