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Sissy Younger says, "We been strafed by a masked bandit!"
Cyndie Weiser replies, "That cherry pickin' Waxwinger won't hurt you. The Hawker Hurricane will take you up for lunch meat!"
This male Red-winged Blackbird, and several others, were attempting to take on territorial ownership of the pond area! The females have also arrived. Perhaps a half dozen pairs will nest in the nearby community lake area. He likely already has a mate and they will claim a nest site in the cattail marsh surrounding this lake. Both sexes will strafe any invaders of their breeding area turf... including homo sapiens! It's a good site to practice your tracking skills of flying birds!
IMG_5960; Red-winged Blackbird
There were several of this species at this small shallow lake. They didn't seem to be settled in here to nest, but are more likely just passing through, When these birds decide to set up a household here they become very territorial and act much more aggressive. They will strafe any intruders (including me) whom they perceive as invading their turf.
IMG_0606; Black-necked Stilt
I used to know the date this hangar was built, but somehow that detail escapes me at the moment. Pretty sure it was during WWII. Anyway, here are two T-34C Turbo Mentors assigned to VFA-122 in El Centro's T-34 hangar. These birds are used for range control and safety observation of student pilots learning to dive bomb and strafe in the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet.
Toni Duarte Freelance Photographer
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Wikipedia:
La Batalla de Belchite fue un conjunto de operaciones militares desarrolladas durante la Guerra Civil Española entre el 24 de agosto de 1937 y el 6 de septiembre del mismo año en los alrededores e interior de esta población zaragozana.
Antecedentes:
Después del fracasado intento de tomar Brunete, el gobierno republicano, presidido por Negrín y con Prieto como ministro de Defensa, decide llevar a cabo una ofensiva en Aragón, en principio con el mismo objetivo que la anterior, esto es ralentizar el avance de las fuerzas nacionales en el frente del norte, donde ya habían tomado Santander.
No obstante, la decisión no sólo tenía razones de orden militar, sino también político. Los nacionalistas y anarquistas catalanes se quejaban de que el gobierno central no prestaba atención al frente de Aragón, lo que provocaba falta de moral entre sus fuerzas debido a la inactividad. Por su parte, el gobierno central estaba preocupado por la influencia de los anarquistas y del POUM en la zona, donde el Consejo Regional de Defensa de Aragón, presidido por Joaquín Ascaso, funcionaba en la práctica como un gobierno independiente. Así se pensó que con la introducción de fuerzas comunistas y la incorporación de tres divisiones anarquistas al recién creado Ejército del Este, al mando del general Pozas, se podría poner fin más fácilmente a esa influencia anarquista, como así fue. El objetivo militar era la toma de Zaragoza, situada a pocos kilómetros tras las líneas enemigas, acción que supondría un triunfo más que simbólico, ya que ésta era el centro de comunicaciones de todo el frente de Aragón y además, tras un año de guerra, se había reforzado la creencia de que la posesión de ciudades clave era mucho más importante que el control de grandes áreas de territorio despoblado.
Con estas premisas, el general Pozas y su Jefe de Estado Mayor, el coronel Antonio Cordón, establecen su cuartel general en Bujaraloz. Su plan era atacar por siete puntos diferentes en una franja central de 100 km entre Zuera y Belchite. El dividir las fuerzas atacantes entre siete puntos distintos tenía por objeto dificultar el contraataque de los nacionales, así como ofrecer el menor blanco posible a los ataques aéreos.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of Belchite
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Map of the surroundings where the Battle of Belchite was developed with indication of initial and final situation
Date August 24, 1937 – September 7, 1937
Location Belchite, near Zaragoza, Spain
Result Republican tactical victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic Spain Nationalist Spain
Commanders
Enrique Líster Alfonso Trallero †
Strength
80,000 infantry
105 tanks
90 aircraft 50,000-100,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
v • d • e
Spanish Civil War
Alcázar – Gijón – Oviedo – Guipúzcoa – Mérida – Badajoz – Mallorca – Sierra Guadalupe – Irún – Monte Pelato – Talavera – Cape Espartel – Madrid – Corunna Road – Málaga – Jarama – War in the North – Guadalajara – Guernica – Bilbao – Brunete – Santander – Belchite – El Mazuco – Cape Cherchell – Teruel – Cape Palos – Aragon Offensive – XYZ Line – Ebro – Cantabria – Catalonia – Olite
Chronology: 1936 1937 1938–39
Battle of Belchite was a group of military operations that took place in the Spanish Civil War between August 24 and September 7, 1937 nearby the town of Belchite, in Aragon.
Prelude
Belchite: ruins of the old village
After failed attempts to capture Brunete, the Republican military leadership decided to try a new series of offensives to slow down the Nationalist advance in the north. A new campaign was therefore planned for Aragon. The decision wasn't based on political as well as military considerations, as the government saw it as a way to decrease anarchist and POUM influence in the region by bringing in communist troops and incorporating three anarchist divisions into the newly designated Army of the East under command of general Sebastian Pozas. Another objective of the planned offensive was to take Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon, which was only a few kilometers behind enemy lines. Capturing the regional capital offered more than symbolic significance because it was also the communication center of whole Aragon front. The first year of the war in this part of Spain had emphasized that the possession of key town was of far greater importance than the control of wide areas of open countryside. The Nationalists had only three divisions, the 51st, 52nd and 105th, spread across the 300 kilometers of front, with the majority of their troops concentrated in towns. General Pozas and his chief-of-staff Antonio Cordon set up their headquarters in Bujaraloz. Their plan was to break through at seven different points on the central 100-kilometre stretch between Zuera and Belchite. The object of splitting their attacking forces was to divide any Nationalist counter-attack and to offer fewer targets for bombing and strafing than at Brunete.
Falco columbarius,
Sweet Springs Nature Preserve,
Los Osos, California
Shortly after this photo was taken a small accipiter strafed the Merlin, which got a little defensive, but didn't look too worried. After a few swoops the accipiter moved on.
Fairchild A-10C Thunderbolt II 80-0146 357th FS "Dragons" Davis-Monthan AFB, AZ @ Barry M. Goldwater USAF Gunnery Range, Gila Bend, AZ (Sharp bank after completing strafing run)
This male was taking a high lookout in a signpost near the pond and loudly proclaiming his territorial ownership!. This species is pairing up for the coming breeding season. Perhaps a half dozen pairs will nest in this pond area. He will find a mate (if he hasn't already) and they will claim a nest site in the cattail marsh surrounding this pond. Both sexes will strafe any invaders of their turf... including homo sapiens!
IMG_7696; Red-winged Blackbird
Toni Duarte Freelance Photographer
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Wikipedia:
La Batalla de Belchite fue un conjunto de operaciones militares desarrolladas durante la Guerra Civil Española entre el 24 de agosto de 1937 y el 6 de septiembre del mismo año en los alrededores e interior de esta población zaragozana.
Antecedentes:
Después del fracasado intento de tomar Brunete, el gobierno republicano, presidido por Negrín y con Prieto como ministro de Defensa, decide llevar a cabo una ofensiva en Aragón, en principio con el mismo objetivo que la anterior, esto es ralentizar el avance de las fuerzas nacionales en el frente del norte, donde ya habían tomado Santander.
No obstante, la decisión no sólo tenía razones de orden militar, sino también político. Los nacionalistas y anarquistas catalanes se quejaban de que el gobierno central no prestaba atención al frente de Aragón, lo que provocaba falta de moral entre sus fuerzas debido a la inactividad. Por su parte, el gobierno central estaba preocupado por la influencia de los anarquistas y del POUM en la zona, donde el Consejo Regional de Defensa de Aragón, presidido por Joaquín Ascaso, funcionaba en la práctica como un gobierno independiente. Así se pensó que con la introducción de fuerzas comunistas y la incorporación de tres divisiones anarquistas al recién creado Ejército del Este, al mando del general Pozas, se podría poner fin más fácilmente a esa influencia anarquista, como así fue. El objetivo militar era la toma de Zaragoza, situada a pocos kilómetros tras las líneas enemigas, acción que supondría un triunfo más que simbólico, ya que ésta era el centro de comunicaciones de todo el frente de Aragón y además, tras un año de guerra, se había reforzado la creencia de que la posesión de ciudades clave era mucho más importante que el control de grandes áreas de territorio despoblado.
Con estas premisas, el general Pozas y su Jefe de Estado Mayor, el coronel Antonio Cordón, establecen su cuartel general en Bujaraloz. Su plan era atacar por siete puntos diferentes en una franja central de 100 km entre Zuera y Belchite. El dividir las fuerzas atacantes entre siete puntos distintos tenía por objeto dificultar el contraataque de los nacionales, así como ofrecer el menor blanco posible a los ataques aéreos.
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Battle of Belchite
Part of the Spanish Civil War
Map of the surroundings where the Battle of Belchite was developed with indication of initial and final situation
Date August 24, 1937 – September 7, 1937
Location Belchite, near Zaragoza, Spain
Result Republican tactical victory
Belligerents
Spain Spanish Republic Spain Nationalist Spain
Commanders
Enrique Líster Alfonso Trallero †
Strength
80,000 infantry
105 tanks
90 aircraft 50,000-100,000 infantry
Casualties and losses
v • d • e
Spanish Civil War
Alcázar – Gijón – Oviedo – Guipúzcoa – Mérida – Badajoz – Mallorca – Sierra Guadalupe – Irún – Monte Pelato – Talavera – Cape Espartel – Madrid – Corunna Road – Málaga – Jarama – War in the North – Guadalajara – Guernica – Bilbao – Brunete – Santander – Belchite – El Mazuco – Cape Cherchell – Teruel – Cape Palos – Aragon Offensive – XYZ Line – Ebro – Cantabria – Catalonia – Olite
Chronology: 1936 1937 1938–39
Battle of Belchite was a group of military operations that took place in the Spanish Civil War between August 24 and September 7, 1937 nearby the town of Belchite, in Aragon.
Prelude
Belchite: ruins of the old village
After failed attempts to capture Brunete, the Republican military leadership decided to try a new series of offensives to slow down the Nationalist advance in the north. A new campaign was therefore planned for Aragon. The decision wasn't based on political as well as military considerations, as the government saw it as a way to decrease anarchist and POUM influence in the region by bringing in communist troops and incorporating three anarchist divisions into the newly designated Army of the East under command of general Sebastian Pozas. Another objective of the planned offensive was to take Zaragoza, the capital of Aragon, which was only a few kilometers behind enemy lines. Capturing the regional capital offered more than symbolic significance because it was also the communication center of whole Aragon front. The first year of the war in this part of Spain had emphasized that the possession of key town was of far greater importance than the control of wide areas of open countryside. The Nationalists had only three divisions, the 51st, 52nd and 105th, spread across the 300 kilometers of front, with the majority of their troops concentrated in towns. General Pozas and his chief-of-staff Antonio Cordon set up their headquarters in Bujaraloz. Their plan was to break through at seven different points on the central 100-kilometre stretch between Zuera and Belchite. The object of splitting their attacking forces was to divide any Nationalist counter-attack and to offer fewer targets for bombing and strafing than at Brunete.
"Pvt William A Reynolds..., an ambulance driver exhibits a .50-caliber machine gun bullet ? looks like his dog tags? which lodged above the windshield of his vehicle when he was strafed by a German plane while driving to the front in France 1944.
As its factory in Cologne, Ford-Werke Ag produced the V3000 series of medium trucks, so named for being designed to carry 3-ton payload. Much like some Canadian Military pattern trucks produced at Ford Canada, the V3000 was produced in both a Standard two-wheel drive model called the V3000S and an "allrodantrieb" (German All wheel drive) model name V3000A. This Particular Ford V3000S is a troop transport model also appeared in Valkyrie 2008 film. It appeared in a brief scene in which a British fighter -bomber attack German base in North Africa with one aircraft strafing and destroying the truck.
The Ontario Regiment RCAC Museum
Aquino Tank Weekend
June 9, 2023
43 years old and still got to stand in the corner, naughty sissy boy!!! Maybe the following spanking will help him.
Red-winged Blackbird keeps strafing Fred who is wearing his red baseball cap. Do you think the blackbird is jealous of the red, or, in the alternative, thinks it is a MAGA hat?
Back onto the road off the water meadows around the now dry Nailbourne, my target was Ickham and across the Stodmarsh towards Grove Ferry. The same route my Mother would have taken in the 1940's to reach Grove Ferry Inn for a dance or a trip down the Stour by boat. However it was this very road that nearly saw the end to my Mother! One day she was cycling to Canterbury Hospital where she was a nursing sister, she heard the rumble of a planes engines and then the rat-at-at-tat of machine guns. Gravel spat up around her on both sides and she braked and froze as a German fighter strafed her and flew off.......
Yesterday (Aug 3) I was dumbfounded to discover a broad-winged hawk and nest in our yard. Several years ago a pair of breeding merlins made a very noisy impression on our neighborhood and frequently circled our tall white pines at breakneck speed, but until recently the soundscape of our yard this pandemic summer has been domninated by the exuberant vocalizations of northern cardinals, house wrens, chipping sparrows, and what I thought was a wood pewee with an unusual call (an extended "wee" not preceded by a detectable "pe"). It was only 2 weeks ago that I detected a raptor in our heavily wooded yard: one day a sustained frenzy of songbird calls and mobbing behavior led me to observe what I thought was a Coopers Hawk, but it never afforded me a good view as it flew away through thick foliage. But yesterday I finally investigated the persistent and atypical wood pewee song, only to discover as I walked toward the sound, that it was not a distant plaintive clear tone but a nearby harsh screech, coming from high overhead. Eventually I discovered the source: a juvenile BW hawk perched overhead near a nest. It glared at me as it repeatedly called -- for whom? Was it a fledged youngster reluctant to leave home, or a precocious nest builder issuing a seduction scream for a potential late-season mate. BW hawks are forest dwellers and aren't often seen soaring in open skies during breeding season, but I've seen others this summer, including one that was chasing and strafing a larger red-tailed hawk high above the Ashuelot River. Too bad the guest pictured here hasn't made a point to clear our yard of chipmunks. The bird was perched in very deep shade, generally hidden behind branches and foliage: taken with a high ISO and processed heavily to lighten the image and reveal plumage pattern. (Keene, NH; 3 August, 2020)
North Weald - classic bike show 2006.This was inside an original WW2 hangar , that had bullet holes still seen in the door , a result of a German aircraft strafing attack.
Die Darstellung dieses „Gavelstein“ (Vormauerziegel) in Amsterdam (zu sehen im Begijnhof) bezieht sich auf die biblische Geschichte Daniel 3 vs 1-30.
Drei jüdische junge Männer sollen sich geweigert haben während der Babylonischen Gefangenschaft, vor einer Statue des Königs niederzuknien und sollen zur Strafe in einen brennenden Ofen geworfen worden sein. Aber sie brannten nicht, denn ein Engel löschte die Flammen und führte die Jungen aus dem Ofen. Nebukadnezar war von diesem Wunder so beeindruckt, dass er die Jungen begnadigte.
The depiction of this "gavel stone" (facing brick) in Amsterdam (seen in the Begijnhof) refers to the biblical story of Daniel 3 vs 1-30.
Three Jewish young men should have refused to kneel in front of a statue of the king during the Babylonian captivity and are said to have been thrown into a burning stove as punishment. But they did not burn, because an angel extinguished the flames and led the boys out of the oven. Nebuchadnezzar was so impressed by that miracle so he pardoned the boys.