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PACIFIC OCEAN (April 17, 2017) - An MH-60S Seahawk assigned to the Red Lions of Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 15 prepares for takeoff on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt (CVN 71). Theodore Roosevelt is underway conducting a tailored ship's training availability off the coast of California. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman Alex Corona/Released) 170417-N-VN584-153
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The Royal Air Force Bomber Command Memorial is a memorial in Green Park in London, commemorating the aircrews of RAF Bomber Command who embarked on missions during the Second World War. The memorial, located on Piccadilly near Hyde Park Corner, was built to mark the sacrifice of 55,573 aircrew from Britain, Canada, Czechoslovakia, Poland and other countries of the Commonwealth, as well as civilians of all nations killed during raids.
The Memorial to the 55,573 who died while serving in Bomber Command 1939-45, Green Park, London.
www.bombercommandmemorial.co.uk
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D.C. CHUDLEY
SIGNALMAN. R.N. P/JX 700850
H.M.M.T.B. 494
7TH APRIL 1945 AGE 18
IN TREASURED MEMORY OF OUR DEAR DOUG.
O GOD, WE GIVE HIM NOW INTO THY KEEPING
P/JX 700850 Signalman Douglas Charles Chudley, MTB 494, Royal Navy.
Born on 21st. September 1926 at Marylebone, London, the son of Harvey James and Gertrude Clara Chudley, nee Wigzell, later of Halstead, Essex.
Died in action the North Sea on 7th. April 1945, aged 18.
Buried in Sec. 25. Grave 532 at Normanston Drive cemetery, Lowestoft, Suffolk.
During the night of the Saturday 7th. April 1945, near Smith's Knoll off the Norfolk coast, three MTB's of 22nd. MTB Flotilla, MTB 493, 494 and 497, based at HMS Mantis in Lowestoft, Suffolk clashed with five of their German counterparts from 2. Schnellbootsflotille, based at Den Helder in Holland. The German's mission was to lay mines in the east coast convoy route.
Just after 02.12, MTB 494, commanded by T/Lt. Jack May, RNVR, was rammed by S 176, commanded by Lt. Friedrich-Wilhelm Stockfleth. After the ramming MTB 494 turned upside down and sank in position 52 degrees 50 mins N, 2 degrees 55 mins. E. German POW'S involved in the battle stated that 'Although cut in half and sinking, MTB 494 continued to fire her guns'. S 176 was stopped after taking some serious hits in action with MTB 497, commanded by T/Lt. A.T.J. Harrington, RNVR and with S 176 burning, Lt. Stockfleth blew-up his boat and sank it.
MTB 493, commanded by T/Lt. Alexander Duncan Foster RNVR, smashed into S 177, commanded by Lt. Karl Boseniuk. Immediately afterwards MTB 493 came to an abrupt halt, it had been badly damaged and only a small section of its bow was left intact. S 177 continued on until it's engine room filled with water and the engines stopped. After several futile attempts by S 174, commanded by Lt. Hans-Juergen Stohwasser, to tow S 177, the crew were taken off and S 177 was blown up and sunk. T/Lt. Foster was awarded the DSC for his gallantry.
The following day, RAF launch HSL 2558, almost certainly from No. 24 Air Sea Rescue Unit at Gorleston, Norfolk, found 5 British and 3 German life-rafts, all were empty. Later another raft was sighted which HSL 2558 found contained the bodies of Lt. May and three of his crew from MTB 494. Subsequently, HSL 2558 had the sad task of bringing back more bodies from MTB 494. Only three crew members of MTB 494 survived, all the other fourteen members of the crew onboard MTB 494 that night perished.
KILLED IN ACTION.
T/Lt. Jack May RNVR.
P/JX 262015 Able Seaman
Charles Augustus 'Gus' Holland, aged 23.
C/JX 378644 Able Seaman Anthony Worcester Dandie, aged 20.
P/JX 700850 Signalman Douglas Charles Chudley, aged 18.
C/JX 354779 Able Seaman Frank Crowder, aged 23.
P/SSX 35669 Able Seaman Leslie Frederick Vine, aged 22.
MISSING.
The death of each person listed below was subsequently confirmed.
T/Sub Lt. Ian Turner MacFarlane RNVR, aged 21.
T/Midshipman Ian Rochester Naylor RNVR, aged 18.
D/JX 349131 Leading Seaman Ralph Edward Jones, aged 21.
C/JX 559374 Able Seaman George Rudolph Shoosmith, aged 19.
P/KX 153796 Stoker 1st. Class Charles Simmons.
D/KX 139149 Acting Leading Stoker Jeffrey Slater, aged 24.
P/JX 402999 Telegraphist Arthur Treece.
P/MX 543586 Petty Officer Motor Mechanic Victor Marcus Wheeler, aged 28.
SURVIVORS.
Slightly Injured.
P/JX 389691 Able Seaman Charles Coombes.
P/JX 201176 Telegraphist Herbert 'Bert' Markham.
P/JX 297405 Able Seaman Aubray Taylor.
MTB 494
Length: 71ft. 9 in.
Beam: 20 ft. 3 in.
Draught: 5ft. 9 in.
Displacement: 51.6 ton
Engines: 3 x Packard petrol engines
Engine output: 3 x 1,35 hp
Speed: 39 knots
Armament:
1 x Mk. VIII 6 pounder, forward
2 x 20 mm anti-aircraft guns
4 x .303 in. anti-aircraft guns
2 x 18 in. torpedo tubes
Builder: British Power Boat Co, Hythe, Southampton, Hampshire
Ordered: 25th. September 1943
Commissioned: 9th. November 1944
Sunk: 7th. April 1945
PHILIPPINE SEA (Sept. 16, 2016) - Marines from the 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit fast rope from a CH-53E Super Stallion on to the flight deck of the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6) during Valiant Shield 2016. Valiant Shield 16 is a biennial field training exercise (FTX) with a focus of integration of joint training among U.S. forces. Bonhomme Richard, flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group with embarked 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, is participating in Valiant Shield in an effort to increase naval integration and joint capabilities in the event of conflict, contingency, or disaster relief. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Sarah Villegas/ Released) 160916-N-YG104-002
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PACIFIC OCEAN (Jan. 31, 2017) - The aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70) transits the Pacific during the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group's regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend the command and control functions of U.S. 3rd Fleet. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific regularly and routinely for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy Photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Tom Tonthat) 170131-N-HX806-029
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LOCH EWE, SCOTLAND, United Kingdom (Oct. 19 2016) An Estonian engineer launches a Seafox mine disposal unmanned undersea vehicle (UUV) from Estonian mine countermeasures ship ENS Sakala during a mine countermeasures exercise as part of NATO exercise Noble Mariner 16.Noble Mariner 16 is designed to confirm the NATO Response Force 2017 Maritime Forces interoperability, evaluate their readiness and validate the capabilities of the NRF 2017 MCC by exercising NRF missions and tasks. This year, exercise Noble Mariner is combined with the Royal Navy exercise Joint Warrior and Unmanned Warrior and NATO Air Command's Noble Arrow. By combining these exercises participants from all exercises gain greater interoperability and more capability development. NATO photo by FRA N CPO Christian Valverde /Released.
This ferrocrete tower, decorated with Imperial Aquila with 31st Tairan Regiment shield and laud hailers, contains the main headquarters of the Imperial Guard on Spatium.
PACIFIC OCEAN (Feb. 8, 2016) - Gunner's Mate 3rd Class Matthew W. Bray fires a .50-caliber machine gun during a live-fire exercise aboard the guided-missile destroyer USS Chung-Hoon (DDG 93). Providing a combat-ready force to protect collective maritime interests, Chung-Hoon, assigned to the Stennis strike group, is operating in U.S. 7th Fleet as part of the Great Green Fleet on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 2nd Class Marcus L. Stanley) 160208-N-MJ645-180
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HIJUDAI, Japan (Feb. 23, 2023) - U.S. Marines with Battalion Landing Team 1/4, 31st Marine Expeditionary Unit, and soldiers with the 1st Regimental Landing Team, Japan Ground Self-Defense Force, present their challenge coins at Hijudai, Japan on Feb. 23, 2023. The coins were awarded to Marines and soldiers as recognition for their outstanding initiative and service during Iron Fist 23. Iron Fist is an annual bilateral exercise designed to increase interoperability and strengthen the relationships between the U.S. Marine Corps, the U.S. Navy, the JGSDF, and the Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Bridgette Rodriguez) 230223-M-CX509-1087
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U.S. 7TH FLEET AREA OF OPERATIONS (Mar. 27, 2017) - Sailors attach the pallet hook to an MH-60S Sea Hawk helicopter, attached to Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4, to send cargo to Lewis and Clark-class dry cargo ship USNS Charles Drew (T-AKE 10) during a vertical replenishment-at-sea aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Wayne E. Meyer (DDG 108). Wayne E. Meyer is on a regularly scheduled Western Pacific deployment with the Carl Vinson Carrier Strike Group as part of the U.S. Pacific Fleet-led initiative to extend U.S. 3rd Fleet command and control functions into the Indo-Asia-Pacific region. U.S. Navy aircraft carrier strike groups have routinely patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific for more than 70 years. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Kelsey L. Adams/Released) 170327-N-RM689-658
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PACIFIC OCEAN, NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS (May 10, 2017) - Sailors assigned to Explosive Ordnance Disposal Mobile Unit 5 (EODMU5) Platoon 142 and Coastal Riverine Group 1 Detachment Guam practice harbor-clearing techniques using unmanned underwater vehicles deployed from a MK VI patrol boat in the Pacific Ocean. EODMU5 is currently testing its ability to deploy assets from various platforms, including helicopters and patrol boats, to increase its adaptive interoperability. EODMU5 conducts mine countermeasures, improvised explosive device operations, renders safe explosive hazards and disarms underwater explosives such as mines. (U.S. Navy Combat Camera photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Torrey W. Lee) 170510-N-CJ185-0003
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Part of the ruined British Fort Shirley
Cabrits--Portsmouth, Dominica
Canon 450D + Rokinon 8mm Fisheye
ANDERSEN AIR FORCE BASE, Guam (Nov. 12, 2022) - A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer assigned to the 37th Expeditionary Bomb Squadron, Ellsworth Air Force Base, South Dakota, takes off in support of a Bomber Task Force mission at Andersen AFB, Guam, Nov. 12, 2022. BTF missions are designed to showcase Pacific Air Force’s ability to deter, deny and dominate any influence or aggression from adversaries or competitors. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Allison Martin) 221112-F-PX509-1006
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CAMP .M. SMITH, Hawaii (Aug. 11, 2017) - Adm. Harry Harris, Commander of U.S. Pacific Command (PACOM), has a conversation with Marine Corps Gen. Joseph Dunford, Jr., Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, at PACOM Headquarters. Hawaii is the first stop in Dunford’s travel of the PACOM area of responsibility. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication 2nd Class James Mullen/Released) 170811-N-ON707-011
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A Royal Navy Westland Sea King HC.4 Commando fires of a huge salvo of flares at the start of the 'Airfield Assault' sequence
RNAS Yeovilton 'Air Day'
23rd June 2012
Much better viewed large on black - hit the L for a salvo!
WATERS EAST OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA (March 17, 2016) - A MV-22 Osprey, assigned to the "Dragons" of Marine Medium Tiltrotor Squadron (VMM) 265, prepare to take off from the flight deck of amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard (LHD 6). Bonhomme Richard is the flagship of the Bonhomme Richard Expeditionary Strike Group and is participating in Exercise Ssang Yong 2016, a biennial combined amphibious exercise conducted by forward-deployed U.S. forces with the Republic of Korea Navy and Marine Corps, Australian Army and Royal New Zealand Army Forces in order to strengthen our interoperability and working relationships across a wide range of military operations - from disaster relief to complex expeditionary operations. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist Seaman William Sykes/Released) 160317-N-XK809-018
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In the North of Arnhem, there is an oversized archive depot. Quite large and in an illogical place. The enormous complex was therefore never intended as a storage facility. It was the command centre of the first fighter division of the Luftwaffe that settled here in 1942 at Fliegerhorst Deelen. This division bundled all available information from listening and radar stations, gathered during the night-time air war. The bunker was put into use between June and August 1943. The command centre was given the code name Diogenes with the 'D' from Deelen. The bunker was 62 metres long, 40 metres wide and 23 metres high. 65,000 m3 of concrete was processed in the colossus. Diogenes had all kinds of facilities and the most modern techniques, such as a central map of translucent plastic measuring almost 12 by 14 metres and a climate control system. The large map was in the central space with ascending stands on either side. This was where the female communications personnel, the Luftnachrichtenhelferinnen, also known as Blitzmädels, were stationed. After the airborne landings in September 1944, the German occupiers abandoned the most advanced air command centre in the world and disabled the equipment. The bunker proved to be well prepared for its task and as such remained undamaged.
Comando - Command. Performance en Madrid, Marzo 2014. Fotos realizadas por el Centro de Madrid (España), y viradas a Blanco y Negro con Photomatix Pro 5.0
Performance in Madrid, March 2014. Photos made by the center of Madrid (Spain), and tacking to black and white with Photomatix Pro 5.0
JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii (Mar. 21, 2017) - A U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancer flies in formation with Republic of Korea F-15Ks and F-16s in the vicinity of the Republic of Korea March 21, 2017. The sortie was carried out as part of U.S. Pacific Command's continuous bomber presence mission. (Photo by Senior Airman Daniel Robles) 170321-F-HS273-001
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WIP
Based on this screenshot from DoW game:
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Report on the scientific results of the voyage of H.M.S. Challenger during the years 1873-76 under the command of Captain George S. Nares ....
Edinburgh :Neill,1880-1895..
WESTERN PACIFIC (May 12, 2017) - An MH-60S Sea Hawk from the Helicopter Sea Combat Squadron (HSC) 4 "Black Knights" prepares to land on the Nimitz-class aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson (CVN 70). The U.S. Navy has patrolled the Indo-Asia-Pacific routinely for more than 70 years promoting regional peace and security. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Matthew Granito/Released) 170512-N-LK571-197
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Camera: Zeiss Ikon Nettar 518/16 "Signal Nettar", Novar-Anastigmat 1:4,5, f=75mm, Pronto Shutter, with Leicameter MR. Film: Efke R50 exp. 02/2013, home-developed in Rodinal 1+50.
Apollo Command Central - Kennedy Space Center
A 3 shot composite at 47 mm¹
¹ 47 mm is within the normal focal length range for a full frame 35 mm body. The reason I chose a focal length close to 50 was that once you get into "wide angle" territory composite images start to become very difficult to merge together due to all the curvy distortions you get when working under 50 mm.
And merging images becomes much easier when you get into telephoto territory! Though if you're shooting live critters that tend to move between shots that's something you need to consider, and why when working on composite captures of wild critters it's a good idea to capture their head and as much of their body as you can in the first capture, and then make the other captures (excluding the head) since that's the body part that tends to move when they hear the camera noise of the first capture.
GULF OF THAILAND (May 10, 2017) - Capt. David Bretz, commodore, Destroyer Squadron 31, and Cmdr. Claudine Caluori, commanding officer aboard Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Sterett (DDG 104), meet with officers from Thai, Singaporean and Bangladesh navies during a visit to Sterett commencing multilateral Cooperative Afloat Readiness and Training (CARAT). CARAT is a series of annual maritime exercises aimed at strengthening partnerships and increasing interoperability through bilateral and multilateral engagements ashore and at sea. (U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 3rd Class Deven Leigh Ellis/Released) 170510-N-PD309-110
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