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Ernst-Ulrich Kreschel, Lars Johannsen und Sabine Münz erholen sich vor der Premiere an der Magdeburger Standbar
The last train carrying the general public left Aldwych on the evening of the 30th September 1994, just less than 87 years after being first opened to the public
Rantakatu, "Strand Street", in Oulu, Finland. Sony A7R + Nikon AF-S Nikkor 85mm f1.8 G. Novoflex NIK/NEX adapter.
Located on Portmarnock Strand (Velvet Strand), Co. Dublin
It was from the Velvet Strand, on the 24th of June 1930 that the famous Australian aircraft, Southern Cross, departed on a pioneering Atlantic flight to Harbour Grace, Newfoundland, where it landed safely some 31.5 hours later. The plane was piloted by the legendary Charles Kingsford Smith and navigated by Dubliner, Captain J.P Saul, accompanied by crewmembers John Stannage and Evert Van Dyk. The sculpture 'Eccentric Orbit' commemorates the Southern Cross flight and can be seen in the grass area at the north of the strand. This piece, by Remco De Fouw (2002), consists of a limestone sphere showing a map of the world. The bronze needle at the top of the sphere points directly at the North Star, a point that has been used for navigating for thousands of years.
It was also from this beach, on the 18th of August 1932 that James Mollison made the first solo East-West flight accross the Atlantic in the De Havilland Puss Moth aircraft 'Heart's Content'
Shot with my Nikon D90 with AF-S DX NIKKOR 18-105mm f/3.5-5.6G ED VR lens
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