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Aminata muscaria (fly agaric or fly amanita) are introduced species in Australia typically found under exotic trees, pines and oaks usually. Poisonous and psychoactive (muscimol) if eaten and dangerous to children especially. The species is fairly rare in Australia and largely restricted to pine and oak plantations. Finds create wonder and excitement among children because of the toadstools beauty and association with European fairy tales. This example was found in the century old cork oak plantation in the Australian National Arboretum Canberra.
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The English Electric Canberra is a British first-generation jet-powered medium bomber manufactured in large numbers through the 1950s. The Canberra could fly at a higher altitude than any other bomber through the 1950s and set a world altitude record of 70,310 ft (21,430 m) in 1957. Due to its ability to evade the early jet interceptors and its significant performance advancement over contemporary piston-engined bombers, the Canberra was a popular export product and served with air forces of many nations. (wikisteal)
Royal Australian Air Force commemorates 100 years of service as more than 60 vintage and modern aircraft take to the sky over Canberra
We got up early to go to the balloon festival in Canberra. It was worth it and very interesting. Even though it did not seem windy, it was windy enough to make them stay tethered.
Another Canberra nose, this time of B.2 99+35 of the West German Military Geographic Service (Mil Geo AMT). She originally served with the RAF as WK138, and was transferred to the Luftwaffe in 1966 after having much of her bombing equipment replaced with reconnaissance kit. She was used for mapping duties, radar calibration and 'research' observations of Russian activities. Apparently the bright orange colour scheme of the three such aircraft was intended to persuade the Russians that their role was inocuous! German Canberras were retired by 1993.
A copied transparency from Fairford in July 1985.
View from the Shepherd's Lookout loop in Canberra, Australia. A mighty storm was brewing in the distant mountains, but it never hit the city.
Bodø, 16 June 2012.
What a surprise to find this beautiful Canberra in Norway. WD955 used to be from 360 squadron at RAF Wyton. It is now preserved in the Norwegian Aviation Museum at Bodø.
Fairford, 19 July 1996.
WK128 is arriving from Llanbedr for the Air Tattoo in 1996.
This beauty was retired in 2000 and later scrapped. The nose is on display in the South Wales Aviation Museum in St Athan.
Capital of Australia from Mount Ainslie lookout. With the War memorial in the foreground, and both old and new parliament houses.
A blackhawk chopper landed in dry grass because one of the crew needed a piss, the hot search light ignited a fire that burnt for weeks.
The balloons lift off from the Old Parliament House Canberra at sunrise and travel past the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge that traverses Lake Burley Griffin