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Typhoon FGR4 'APOLLO 1' I ZK367/EB-R I 41(TES) Sqn RAF Coningsby
We were treated to a nice bonus at the Tornado Farewell enthusiast event at RAF Marham, 'APOLLO' flight of 2 Typhoons from RAF Coningsby conducting performance take offs. Near vertical clime with full afterburners to 30,000ft!
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A nice visitor to the Historic Helicopter Museum’s open day in Chard, Dorset from the Gazelle Squadron!
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"One for my baby and one more for the road"
Project 365 - A one year daily shot
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In honor of my father and
Inspired by Frank Sinatra's interpretation:
"One for my baby "
Writer(s): johnny mercer/harold arlen
Its quarter to three,
There's no one in the place cept you and me
So set em up joe
I got a little story I think you oughtta know
Were drinking my friend
To the end of a brief episode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
I know the routine
Put another nickel in that there machine
Im feeling so bad
Wont you make the music easy and sad
I could tell you a lot
But you gotta to be true to your code
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
Youd never know it
But buddy Im a kind of poet
And Ive got a lot of things I wanna say
And if Im gloomy, please listen to me
Till it's all, all talked away
Well, that's how it goes
And joe I know you're gettin anxious to close
So thanks for the cheer
I hope you didn't mind
My bending your ear
But this torch that I found
Its gotta be drowned
Or it soon might explode
So make it one for my baby
And one more for the road
PS: Listen to the music here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=CqfgKj5yALg&feature=related
Ultra rare U-2S Dragon Lady seen here on deployment at RAF Farford, UK with a unique fit of ASARS nose, Ruby pods on the wings and Spur Dorsal with CDL link.
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Let me take you far away
Youd like a holiday
Let me take you far away
Youd like a holiday
Exchange the cold days for the sun
A good time and fun
Let me take you far away
Youd like a holiday...
(SCORPIONS)
Copyright Mark Atkinson No Unauthorised Use....
If you'd like to watch his Excellent 1:21 minutes long Class 37 set all filmed here.... then click the link below! Its full of Thrash Tones & Clag also :)
75th D-Day Anniversary, Daks over Duxford Event, Duxford Aerodrome, UK
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75th D-Day Anniversary, Dak's over Duxford Event, Duxford Aerodrome, UK
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On a cold January morning RAF Marham hosted a Tornado Farewell enthusiasts event, where 3 specially painted commemorative jets nicknamed 'The Mighty Fins' took to the air for a photo shoot over the East Coast
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Pair of Army wildcats seen here returning from the ranges with the aircraft’s weapon of choice, the M3M .50 calibre 12.7mm door mounted machine gun.
RNAS Yeovilton, Yeovil, UK
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This was the only day I managed to get to RAF Fairford for this latest deployment and wasn’t disappointed, with 5 of the 6 aircraft departing and returning in some stunning evening light!
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Leonardo HH-101A 'Caesar' I 15-05 I 15 Stormo, Italian Air Force
RIAT 2018 (RAF100), RAF Fairford, UK
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Ard Ri is a variant of the game Hnefatafl, or simply Tafl, which is one of the oldest games in the world - traced in various versions to the Vikings, Welsh, Saxons, and Irish. It is rare in that it is one of the few games that comprises of two unequal sides. Ard Ri is played on a smaller board and with fewer pieces than standard Hnefatafl and it is one of the most challenging forms of the game. In Ard Ri the defending side comprises eight soldiers and a king, who start the game in the centre of the board. Their objective is for the king to escape by reaching any of the four corner squares. The attackers comprise sixteen soldiers positioned in four groups of four around the perimeter of the board. Their objective is to take the King. All pieces move like the Rook in chess and pieces are taken by "sandwiching" i.e. moving your piece so that an opponent's piece is trapped horizontally or vertically between two of yours. Unlike other versions of Hnefatafl, in Ard Ri the defending side starts first.
Ard Ri is associated with the Scottish Highlands with Ard Ri meaning 'High King' in Irish Gaelic. 'Irish Gaelic' you may ask? Well Scot's Gaelic is part of the same linguistic family and in fact comes from Ireland.
There's a really good description of the game and outline of its rules over at:
boardgamegeek.com/thread/346545/how-tafl-and-why-youd-want
Hnefatafl sets often contained intricately carved pieces and beautifully decorated boards and this is what we've tried to create here, taking inspiration from traditional designs and the iconic Uig Chessmen. I say we, because the board was actually created by my girlfriend Dot, who as it turns out has a bit of a talent for cheese-slope mosaics. All I contributed was the structure and pieces.
This set forms part of this year's www.bricktothepast.com collection, England, 793. The main piece of the collection is on display over summer 2016 at the Rheded Centre in Penrith.
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