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I want to imagine a place, where this never ending story, can be explored. A place where we can be protected. Protected to love. Protected.
Why do we repeat this over and over.
NO NO NO!
misty morning at the ponds..... goose and duck on tour...."how are you yellow fellow?"
Gans und Ente schwimmen unbeeindruckt an der Vogelscheuche vorbei und sagen sich "das gilt nicht uns" .... :-)))))
Die Vogelscheuchen sind wegen des Kormoranproblems aufgestellt .... hoffe es für den Teichwirt, dass es hilft!
Columbia Basin Railroad SD9s 608, 166, 171, and 12 along with GP9u 2274 and SD19-1 652 cross a wooden trestle as they approach the yard at Warden, WA, with a sizeable Connell Turn.
First air show of 2022! Cloudy and cool, but at least the rain held off.
This Spitfire has previously been displayed with ‘clipped’ wings. Removing the wingtips improves manoeuvrability at lower levels, but at the expense of performance at higher altitudes. It is nice to see this Spitfire being displayed with the famous elliptical wing .
A matching set of two Columbia Basin Railroad SD9s and an SD19-1 lead a Connell turn back toward Warden, WA.
The Columbia Basin Railroad's fleet of vintage EMDs are fired up for a day of hauling freight at Warden, Wash., on Oct. 12, 2020.
Taken in The Wraithwoods - Sponsored by Teegle.
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Captured on the Esplanade in Ayr, Scotland, during the 2024 International Ayr Show.
A rather old looking corvid on overwatch.
I may not be able to upload for a few days as I am taking my imminently failing drive for some data recovery. I need all fingers crossed as I have chosen a local service, with good reviews, that is considerably cheaper than other quotes that I have received online. I know that is a risk but I simply can't afford the fees that other data recovery companies are quoting. Most of my work is backed up at least, it is just this past 12 months that I risk losing. Still, scary, and it has been an important 12 months in my journey.
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A shot from the archives and taken at Old Warden Airfield , home of the Shuttleworth Collection .
Details of the plane taken from The Shuttleworth Collection webpage --
G-EBWD has been based at one aerodrome (Old Warden) for longer than any other aeroplane in aviation history. A record that is unlikely to ever be beaten!
The aircraft was built in 1928 and used by the Brooklands School of Flying. Richard Shuttleworth learnt to fly in ‘BWD which he purchased in 1932 as his first aeroplane. It was originally powered by a 65hp Cirrus I engine but in 1933 it was re-engined with a 105hp Cirrus Hermes II.
It escaped being impressed into the RAF during the Second World War and survived in storage at Old Warden. Since the war, and performs regularly at flying displays at Old Warden.
This is a replica of the original Avro triplane, commissioned and built for the film "Those magnificent men in there flying machines"
This aircraft is now owned by the Shuttleworth collection as part of there Edwardian exhibits and is flown only on windless days at Old Warden.
A great day at Old Warden yesterday, 2nd May 2021. We had all the weathers (!) and some great flying. The RAF's Battle of Britain Memorial Flight (BBMF) gave a disappointingly short display - more of a flypast really, but it was thrilling to see and hear Spitfire Mk Vb AB910 and Spitfire Mk XVI TE311, albeit rather briefly.
Climbing out, just after take-off from its base of Old Warden. The Mk 1b 'Hurricat' was equipped to be launched by catapult from the deck of an aircraft carrier (often converted merchant ships) and also with an arrestor hook which enabled the plane to land back on the ship again. The earlier Mk 1a version had no tail hook, and if the pilot wasn't in range of a land base, he had to bail out and ditch the aircraft - presumably close to the mother ship so he could be recovered.
A stalwart of the Battle of Britain, more than 14,000 Hawker Hurricanes were built between 1935 and 1944.
Looking over the reed-filled pond to Smailholm Tower. This scheduled ancient monument is a peel tower sitting atop Lady Hill in the Scottish Borders; dating to the early 1400s, this watchtower defended a volatile border between Scotland and England. Smailholm is now maintained by Historic Scotland.
After several movements on the yard tracks building their southbound train, CBRW 1747 south pulls up to the 'S' curve at county road 10 SE. This location is just south of the Warden yard. There is an berm on the east side of the tracks, with a large rock pile on it. The pile seemed like the perfect location to shoot from to maximize elevation above the tracks. While perched on the pile, waiting for the train, I noticed a recently shed snake skin from a girthy rattlesnake wedged between the rocks at the base of the pile. The next ten minutes until the train departed passed very slowly for me...
A beautiful pair of CBRW SD9s and an SD19-1 throttle across a wooden trestle on their approach into Warden, WA.
Owned by the Shuttleworth Collection and based at Old Warden, near Bedford, this racing aeroplane dates from the 1930s.
Richard Shuttleworth was born in 1903 into an immensely wealthy family of industrialists. Loving all things mechanical, as a young man he collected and restored old cars and aeroplanes, also learning to fly. He joined the RAF during WW2 but was sadly killed in a training accident in 1940. His mother, Dorothy, maintained and continued to add to his collection, now consisting of about 30 historic aircraft and 40 old cars - many of each kept in working condition. The collection includes some of the earliest flyable aircraft anywhere in the world. The Shuttleworth Collection is open to the public and well worth a visit; even on non-flying days there is much to see.
G-EBWD
1928 De Havilland DH.60X Moth C/N 552
Owned by the Shuttleworth Collection and seen at Old Warden Race Day 2023
Seen here about to touch down at its home base of Old Warden.
Of interest is the 'W/T' stencilled onto the rudder. This mark can also be seen repeated quite extensively on Spitfires and Hurricanes of the WW2 era. W/T was the term used back then for 'radio' - Wireless Telegraphy. All parts of the aircraft had to be electrically bonded to the main frame, or else interference on the radio could result. It's not practicable to check the electrical continuity by visual inspection, hence the need to mark each part when bonding was completed.
1946 Auster AOP.6 G-BNGE RAF TW536
This Aircraft fly’s in its genuine Royal Air Force military markings TW536
Photo taken at Shuttleworth Old Warden Aerodrome Biggleswade Bedfordshire UK Drive in Airshow 15th May 2021
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Fantastic to see these ~80 year old aircraft roaring around the sky. It was a great display on Sunday - these pictures hardly convey the noise and thrill.
Four Columbia Basin Railway SD9s, a GP9u, and an SD19-1 thunder uphill past an old wooden grain elevator on their way toward Bruce and ultimately Warden, WA.
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